Date: 3/22/26 12:52 pm
From: <jerrymcw...> <0000001b5c226889-dmarc-request...>
Subject: Eried County, Presque Isle Hawk Watch for March 22, 2026
Presque Isle
Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 22, 2026
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 1 1
Turkey Vulture 94 1589 1592
Osprey 0 0 0
Bald Eagle 0 12 15
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 11 11
Cooper's Hawk 1 8 9
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 0 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: 95 1737 1751
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Observation start time: 08:45:00
Observation end time: 10:45:00
Total observation time: 2 hours

Official Counter: Jerry McWilliams

Observers: Doug Massey, Jerry McWilliams, Julie Leonard

Visitors:
Julie Leonard and Doug Massey assisted with the count.


Weather:
Cloudy with light wind, and occasional drizzle, mild temps.

Raptor Observations:
Very little moving along the lake for the first hour and 45 minutes then a
big push of 93 TVs in one strung out group, a local Cooper's Hawk and one
migrant Cooper's, then nothing else afterwards.

Non-raptor Observations:
American Robin, American Crow, European Starling, red-winged Blackbird,
Common Grackle, Wood Duck 6, Canada Goose 4

Predictions:
Cloudy and cold with snow flurries in the AM with NNW wind. No lake flight
likely.Jerry McWilliamsErie, Erie County, <Pa.jerrymcw...>

 
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