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Date: 9/23/26 5:13 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: [JERSEYBI] Raccoon Ridge (23 Sep 2026) 156 Raptors
Raccoon Ridge Blairstown, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 23, 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 1 57 64 Bald Eagle 7 98 98 Northern Harrier 3 11 12 Sharp-shinned Hawk 28 329 330 Cooper's Hawk 3 39 39 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 8 9 Broad-winged Hawk 105 9958 9964 Red-tailed Hawk 1 21 21 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 4 90 91 Merlin 1 35 36 Peregrine Falcon 0 10 11 Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 1 16 16 Total: 156 10672 10691 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:45:00 Observation end time: 17:30:00 Total observation time: 8.75 hours Official Counter: Jim Thomson Observers: Harry Quinn, Phil Rodriguez Visitors: Joe Goddu- Great seeing you again Joe !! Thanks for your help today ! Hikers- 4 Weather: Temps- 47-62 Deg.F Wind NE@6-12mph w/gusts to 20mph Partly cloudy Raptor Observations: BE- 7 ( 3A, 4I ) A real fall like feel on the ridge today which felt great ! The NE winds had our flight very high and scattered. A much quieter day of migration than our previous few days. However... our Broadwing count for today put us over 10,000 Broadwings for the season !!!!! Woo Hooo !!! A real milestone for our site ! The last time we surpassed the 10k mark was back in 2011 ( 14,106 BW's ) My thanks to everyone who spent time observing and spotting ! Our pick for Bird of the Day goes to Broadwing # 41 which put us at 10,000 !!! Non-raptor Observations: Monarch- 8 Bluejays- ( numbers increasing ) TV's Ravens ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jim Thomson (<hawkinflight...>) More site information at hawkcount.org: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=339 List Guidelines: https://lists.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind2107&L=JERSEYBI&P=R685&X=OE8E22FEF3A2B10DFE5 List help: <jerseybi-request...> List archives: https://lists.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=jerseybi NJ Bird Records Committee: www.njbrc.com

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