Date: 11/12/26 7:38 pm
From: Barbara M Volkle <barb620...>
Subject: [MASSBIRD] Blueberry Hill (11 Nov 2026) 5 Raptors


Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2026 01:40:49 +0000
From: <reports...>
Subject: Blueberry Hill (11 Nov 2026) 5 Raptors


Blueberry Hill
Granville, Massachusetts, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 11, 2026
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 3 7 270
Osprey 0 0 14
Bald Eagle 0 0 7
Northern Harrier 0 2 16
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 1 102
Cooper's Hawk 0 0 28
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 2 2
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 1211
Red-tailed Hawk 0 1 21
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 0 39
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 4
Merlin 0 0 11
Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 4
Unknown Buteo 0 0 3
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Vulture 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 11

Total: 5 13 1743
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Observation start time: 10:15:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total
observation time: 3.75 hours

Official Counter: John Weeks

Observers: John Weeks, Steve Tysz

Weather:
Mostly sunny until the last hour, when clouds began to thicken (20% >
80%
cloud-cover; high, thin clouds). Wind WNW 5-8 mph. Temperature 49-53 F.

Raptor Observations:
Three Turkey Vultures and two Red-shouldered Hawks passed through. Not
counted as migrants: 3 adult Bald Eagles, Red-tailed Hawk.

Non-raptor Observations:
Mourning Doves (4), Blue Jays (2), American Crows (21), Black-capped
Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Eastern Bluebirds (6), American Robins (4),
Pine Siskin, American Goldfinches (6), Dark-eyed Juncos (5), Field
Sparrow.
DeKay's brown snake (second one this fall). A house fly landed on my
left
hand! Incredible as it sounds, Steve may have seen a hummingbird buzzing
past �� it happened too fast for me to get a look. With the mild
weather we
have been having, I wouldn't reject the possibility out of hand.
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Report submitted by John Weeks (<aerie.john...>)


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