Date: 2/11/19 9:39 am From: Bob Schutsky <info...> Subject: Re: Southwest Lancaster County WRS, 10 Feb 2019
I forgot to note that the total mileage was 43.0 miles.
On 2/11/2019 12:32 PM, Bob Schutsky wrote: > Dear PABirders, > > Below are the results of the Southwest Lancaster County Winter Raptor > Survey (WRS) that Nancy Schutsky and I conducted yesterday, 10 February > 2019. Skies began mostly sunny and ended mostly cloudy. Air temperature > ranged from 26 to 35F. Winds began calm and reached 5 mph from the SW > by the end of the survey. Nancy and I have conducted this survey > annually beginning in 2001. > > There are three known Bald Eagle nest sites on this survey route. Two > adult Bald Eagles were perched beside the Peach Bottom nest which is 0.5 > miles from our home, where the survey route begins and ends. Two adults > were perched on the Muddy Run nest. Both of these nests are located on > large electrical transmission towers. We could not find a nest at or > near the Wakefield site, so it must have blown down since I last checked > in the fall of 2018, when the nest was in a sycamore tree. There was > one adult at this site yesterday and a week ago, so hopefully the pair > will re-build. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Southwest Lancaster County WRS > 10 February 2019 > Nancy and Bob Schutsky > 2 hours and 45 minutes total survey time > 9:40am to 12:40pm, with a 15 minute break > > Turkey Vulture, 275 > Black Vulture, 63 > Red-tailed Hawk, 19 total (14 adult, 5 age not determined) > American Kestrel, 3 total (1 male, 2 female) > Red-shouldered Hawk, 1 adult > Bald Eagle, 15 total (5 adult, 10 immature) > > Average Temperature, 31F > Sky, mostly sunny to mostly cloudy > Wind, calm to SW 5 mph > Snow cover, none > > Non-raptor highlights were: Wild Turkey, 2. Horned Lark, 1. Eastern > Bluebird, 9. > > Yet another thoroughly enjoyable WRS! > > Sincerely, > BOB & NANCY > > BOB SCHUTSKY > Web Site www.birdtreks.com > -- > BIRD TREKS--Quality Worldwide Birding Tours > 216 Spring Lane > Peach Bottom, PA USA 17563-4008 > VOICE 717-548-3303 CELL 717-572-0771 FAX 717-548-3327 > E-MAIL <info...> >
-- BOB SCHUTSKY
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