Date: 9/22/26 6:22 pm From: Randy Langer <randylanger52...> Subject: Re: [NHBirds] Alton Bay Hawk Watch (22 Sep 2026) 70 Raptors
Rob, you humble me and make me laugh, always a pleasure to bird with you! Randy
On Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 19:42 <reports...> wrote:
> *Alton Bay Hawk Watch* > Alton, New Hampshire, USA > > *Daily Raptor Counts: *Sep 22, 2026 > *Species* Day's Count Month Total Season Total > Black Vulture 0 0 0 > Turkey Vulture 1 3 3 > Osprey 0 10 10 > Bald Eagle 2 8 8 > Northern Harrier 1 5 5 > Sharp-shinned Hawk 15 88 88 > Cooper's Hawk 0 2 2 > American Goshawk 0 0 0 > Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 > Broad-winged Hawk 37 736 736 > Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0 > Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 > Golden Eagle 0 0 0 > American Kestrel 6 18 18 > Merlin 1 15 15 > Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1 > Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 0 > Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 > Unknown Falcon 0 2 2 > Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 > Unknown Raptor 7 10 10 > *Total:* 70 898 898 > > Observation start time: 09:00:00 > Observation end time: 16:30:00 > Total observation time: 7.5 hours > Official Counter Rob Woodward > Observers: Randy Langer > > > *Visitors:* > 15. One lady recognized me from her prior walks up the mountain. "Yes, I'm > here hawk watching," I explained. "Hog watching?", she asked, > incredulously. (Ooh boy....) > > *Weather:* > Partly cloudy skies with high thin clouds; a light to moderate NNE wind; > cooler, 48 - 65 F. > > *Raptor Observations:* > Another good day for American Kestrel, 6 sets a new one-day high count. > Today we were treated to a visit by "Reel-'em-in" Randy who found many > distant raptors, many of which got away before they could be identified, > leading to our high UR count for the day. Randy pulled in the day's only > Norther Harrier too, but his real forte is customer relations with our > visitors. He answers their questions, takes their photographs for them, and > pats their dogs on the head. He was immediately promoted to Director, Alton > Bay Division of Meet and Greet. > > *Non-raptor Observations:* > 10 Monarchs. > > *Predictions:* > Another day of light NE winds and mild temperatures means another full day > of hawk watching. > > ------------------------------ > Report submitted by Rob Woodward (<toucanrob...>) > More information at hawkcount.org: [Site Profile > <https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=921>] [Day Summary > <https://hawkcount.org/day_summary.php?rsite=921&ryear=2026&rmonth=09&rday=22>] > [Month Summary > <https://hawkcount.org/month_summary.php?rsite=921&ryear=2026&rmonth=09>] > > ------------------------------ > > -- > To Change your e-mail delivery settings (digest, daily, no mail) visit: > https://groups.google.com/group/nhbirds/subscribe?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NHBirds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to nhbirds+<unsubscribe...> > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nhbirds/<010101a0cb7f6c2a-d66c0be2-77b5-405c-a672-a1d87571eea5-000000...> > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nhbirds/<010101a0cb7f6c2a-d66c0be2-77b5-405c-a672-a1d87571eea5-000000...>?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . >
