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Subject: HSR: Derby Hill Bird Observatory (10 Jun 2008) 47 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 10 Jun 2008 3:26pm

Derby Hill Bird Observatory
Mexico, New York, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Jun 10, 2008
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0              0              3
Turkey Vulture               7             89          12851
Osprey                       0              3            710
Bald Eagle                   1             44            334
Northern Harrier             0              0            792
Sharp-shinned Hawk           0              1           4213
Cooper's Hawk                0              0            331
Northern Goshawk             0              0             20
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0            533
Broad-winged Hawk           39            567          19781
Red-tailed Hawk              0             13           5556
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0            287
Golden Eagle                 0              0             80
American Kestrel             0              1            393
Merlin                       0              0             52
Peregrine Falcon             0              0             21
Unknown Accipiter            0              0              3
Unknown Buteo                0              0              1
Unknown Falcon               0              0              0
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              0              0
Mississippi Kite             0              0              1

Total:                      47            718          45962
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Observation start time: 08:00:00 
Observation end   time: 15:00:00 
Total observation time: 4.25 hours

Official Counter:        Tom Carrolan

Observers:        

Weather:
Starting with SSW winds at 6mph, very humid and temps in the mid-80Fs; then
a very strong squall line, but the sky clearing in early afternoon and a
return to pre-frontal conditions.

Raptor Observations:

Non-raptor Observations:
Through June to-date, small numbers of Red-winged Blackbirds and Common
Grackles continue to move by [8 & 17, respectively today]. Blue Jays [9],
Cedar Waxwings [35] and Baltimore Orioles [9] winding down?

Highlights today: 2 Orchard Orioles and a Laughing Gull [flybys]. Just
ahead of the horizontal rain, 3 Sandhill Cranes literally fell out of a
black sky and landed.
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Report submitted by Tom Carrolan (information(AT)derbyhill.org)
Derby Hill Bird Observatory information may be found at:
www.derbyhill.org

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