Date: 3/13/26 11:42 am
From: <jerrymcw...> <0000001b5c226889-dmarc-request...>
Subject: Erie County, Presque Isle Hawk Watch for March 13, 2026
Presque Isle
Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 13, 2026
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 11 631 634
Osprey 0 0 0
Bald Eagle 2 6 9
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 6 6
Cooper's Hawk 0 2 3
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 28 28
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 0 55 60
Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 3
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 2 4 4
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Accipitrine 0 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 2 2
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0

Total: 16 737 751
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Observation start time: 11:45:00
Observation end time: 13:15:00
Total observation time: 1.5 hours

Official Counter: Jerry McWilliams

Observers: Jerry McWilliams

Visitors:
none


Weather:
Mostly cloudy then becoming mostly clear with strong winds from the SSW.
Still rather cold.

Raptor Observations:
The was a break in the weather with clearing skies, but few birds passing
through. One local RT and just a few TVs, a SS and a couple of AK.

Non-raptor Observations:
Rock Pigeon, European Starling, American Crow, and both Ring-billed and
American Herring Gull.

Predictions:
Cold with west winds. Cloudy in the AM then becoming partly sunny in the
PM.Jerry McWilliamsErie, Erie County, <Pa.jerrymcw...>

 
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