Date: 3/19/26 3:01 pm
From: <jerrymcw...> <0000001b5c226889-dmarc-request...>
Subject: Erie County, Presque Isle Hawk Watch for March 19, 2026
Presque Isle
Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 19, 2026
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 26 1410 1413
Osprey 0 0 0
Bald Eagle 0 11 14
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 11 11
Cooper's Hawk 0 7 8
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 28 28
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 0 62 67
Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 3
Golden Eagle 0 1 1
American Kestrel 1 18 18
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Accipitrine 0 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 3 3
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Short-eared Owl 0 1 1

Total: 27 1555 1569
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Observation start time: 10:00:00
Observation end time: 11:00:00
Total observation time: 1 hours

Official Counter: Jerry McWilliams

Observers: Jerry McWilliams

Visitors:
Mary Birdsong and Karen


Weather:
variably cloudy and cool with west wind

Raptor Observations:
A few vultures and a kestrel, flying rathe high.

Non-raptor Observations:
American Robin, Ring-billed and Herring gulls, American Crow, European
Starling

Predictions:
Winds out of the SSW with rain arriving about mid-day. Maybe some birds
will move before the rain arrives.
Jerry McWilliamsErie, Erie County, <Pa.jerrymcw...>

 
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