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Date: 4/7/18 7:35 pm From: Barbara Volkle <barb620...> Subject: [MASSBIRD] Plum Island MA (07 Apr 2018) 65 Raptors
Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2018 17:45:10 -0800 From: <reports...> Subject: Plum Island MA (07 Apr 2018) 65 Raptors Plum Island MA Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 07, 2018 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 28 67 99 Osprey 2 3 4 Bald Eagle 1 3 3 Northern Harrier 13 57 62 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 3 4 Cooper's Hawk 0 2 3 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 0 1 6 Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 19 112 131 Merlin 2 13 19 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 2 2 Total: 65 267 337 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 10 hours Official Counter: Ted Mara Observers: Bob Secatore, Bob Stone, Craig Jackson, David Goodine, Doug Chicking, Erik Nielsen, Kathryn Chihowski, Kurt Morgan, Mark Timmerman, Maryellen Stone, Paul Roberts, Ted Mara, Tom Graham, Ursula Goodine Visitors: Craig Jackson, Maryellen Stone, Paul Roberts, Ted Mara. Other Observers: Bob Secatore, Bob Stone, Dave Goodine, Doug Checkering,Eric Neilson, Kathryn Chihowski, Kurt Morgan, Judd Nathan, Mark Schoene, Mark Timmerman, Tom Graham, Ursula Goodine Visitors: Ashanti Enver, Kathy Mansfield-Enver,Pam and Rick Loomis, Tom Wetmore Weather: Wind W-NW, speed 10-15mph, temp 2-8c, cc10-95%, visibility 20k, snow showers until 8am Raptor Observations: Non migrating TV 2, OS, BE 6, NH 3,CH 2, RT 2, SNOW 2. Eagles very active and running the show. Non-raptor Observations: D.C. Cormorants 4. GBH 5, Kildeer 6, Wind seemed to keep passerines down. Predictions: Mixed: NE in am, NW and more favorable in pm. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Ted Mara (<tedmara...>) Plum Island MA information may be found at: http://www.massbird.org/emhw More site information at hawkcount.org: http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=115

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