Date: 3/17/23 11:14 am
From: Jerry McWilliams <0000001b5c226889-dmarc-request...>
Subject: Erie County, Presque Isle Hawk Watch for March 17, 2023
Presque Isle
Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 17, 2023
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 60 1410 1419
Osprey 0 0 0
Bald Eagle 0 29 39
Northern Harrier 0 1 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 2 2
Cooper's Hawk 0 4 4
Northern Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 55 55
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 4 51 51
Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 5 5
Merlin 0 1 1
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 6 6
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0

Total: 64 1566 1586
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Observation start time: 12:00:00
Observation end time: 12:45:00
Total observation time: 0.75 hours

Official Counter: Jerry McWilliams

Observers:

Visitors:
none


Weather:
Low cloud cover, strong SSW to 25 mph, temp. 9 C falling to 7 C, then winds
becoming west.

Raptor Observations:
A call from a friend who lives along the bayfront alerted me that vultures
were on the move at 1145 EST. So, I caught the tail end of the flight
before heavy rain and a wind shift shut it down.

Non-raptor Observations:


Predictions:
WSW, but much colder with a high of about 0 C and up to an inch of snow.
No lakeshore flight likely.

Jerry McWilliamsErie, Erie County, <Pa.jerrymcw...>
 
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