Registrar: Mary Beth Kooper
Participants: 30
Weather: Clear sky, 76 – 78°F, Moderate NW 13 mph winds
Bird Species: 24
After checking the weather for a couple of weeks, Phil and Anne decided we finally had an afternoon with favorable, if not ideal, winds. After our group gathered at Belvedere Castle, Phil and Anne did a great job of instructing us on how to search the skies for hawks, at the same time offering useful identification tips. Participants included both seasoned and new hawkwatchers, and some of the newest were delighted to find that they gained skills quickly enough to spot distant hawks and identify them during our watch. We tallied about 75 Broad-winged Hawks, the main target species for this time of year. A good time was had by all!
Species List
Birds
Mallard
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper’s Hawk
Bald Eagle
Broad-winged Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Northern Flicker
American Kestrel
Blue Jay
European Starling
Gray Catbird
American Robin
House Sparrow
American Goldfinch
Common Grackle
Northern Cardinal