Date: 5/17/26 1:15 pm
From: <jerrymcw...> <0000001b5c226889-dmarc-request...>
Subject: Erie County, Presque Isle Hawk Watch for May 17, 2026
Presque Isle
Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 17, 2026
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 1
Turkey Vulture 11 506 13733
Osprey 3 9 47
Bald Eagle 0 49 132
Northern Harrier 0 1 18
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 15 285
Cooper's Hawk 0 3 21
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 46
Broad-winged Hawk 15 264 2828
Red-tailed Hawk 0 14 194
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 3
Golden Eagle 0 0 1
American Kestrel 0 3 94
Merlin 0 0 9
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 5
Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 4
Unknown Buteo 0 1 12
Unknown Falcon 0 0 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 2
Short-eared Owl 0 0 2

Total: 29 866 17438
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 10:30:00
Total observation time: 1.5 hours

Official Counter: Jerry McWilliams

Observers: Jerry McWilliams, Julie Leonard, Russ States

Visitors:
Julie Leonard opened the watch since I was leading a field trip for the
Festival of the Birds. Russ assisted with the count then I joined them
shortly after she started and there were a number of others joining them
including Walter Harmon, Frances Fornich, Rebecca Crofton, Clay Crofton,
Desirae and Novalee Andrzejczak, Amy McNutt, Tim, Anita Huston, Eli and
David Benson.


Weather:
Variably cloudy with SW wind early then quickly shifting to the west.
Unseasdonably warm.

Raptor Observations:
A few birds started moving along the lake until the winded shifted to the
west moving the flight too far south to see.

Non-raptor Observations:


Predictions:
Winds south with partly cloudy skies, so maybe some birds?Jerry McWilliamsErie, Erie County, <Pa.Jerrymcw...>

 
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