Date: 10/6/26 7:20 pm
From: Barbara Volkle <barb620...>
Subject: [MASSBIRD] Blueberry Hill (06 Oct 2026) 14 Raptors
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2026 00:09:34 +0000
From: <reports...>
Subject: Blueberry Hill (06 Oct 2026) 14 Raptors


Blueberry Hill
Granville, Massachusetts, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 06, 2026
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 12 12 12
Osprey 0 0 13
Bald Eagle 0 0 3
Northern Harrier 0 2 12
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 8 78
Cooper's Hawk 0 1 13
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 1 1 1210
Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 4
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 3 34
Peregrine Falcon 0 3 3
Merlin 0 0 6
Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 1
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Vulture 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 7

Total: 14 30 1396
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Observation start time: 09:45:00 Observation end time: 13:30:00 Total
observation time: 3.75 hours

Official Counter: John Weeks

Observers: Jim Reid, John Weeks

Weather:
"The skies above are clear again," but that doesn't mean that happy days
are here again... Cloud-cover 0% all day, with milky haze along the horizon
to the north. Wind WNW 2-9 mph. Temperature 50-54 F.

Raptor Observations:
Turkey Vultures are starting to head out at last. Jim saw one laggard
Broad-wing during the eleven o'clock hour (EDT). Not counted as migrants: 2
or 3 Turkey Vultures, immature Bald Eagle, adult Red-tail.

Non-raptor Observations:
Blue Jays (2), American Crow, Common Ravens (2), Black-capped Chickadee,
Yellow-rumped Warblers (5).
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Report submitted by John Weeks (<aerie.john...>)


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