Thursday, October 21, 2010

Hawk Watching - Jo Hayes Vista

Josh Lefever and I hawk watched at Jo Hayes Vista from 1:15pm till 5:00pm today. Chet Gottfried was also with us till 3:00pm.

We had a total of 53 raptors migrate past during that time. 42 were Red-tailed Hawks as would be expected, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, one American Kestrel, and one Bald Eagle made up the remainder.

Bald Eagle 1 juvenile; Flew past at 2:05pm
Sharp-shinned Hawk 7 adult
Cooper's Hawk 2 juvenile
Red-tailed Hawk 42 total; 33 adults, 8 juveniles, 1 unknown age
American Kestrel 1 male

Other species:

Turkey Vulture 6 adults total; not migrating just seemed like locals
American Crow 6
Common Raven 2
American Robin 1
Cedar Waxwing 23
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 2
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 2

Red-tailed Hawk (juvenile)
Red-tailed Hawk (adult)

Red-tailed Hawk (juvenile)


Sharp-shinned Hawk (adult female)

Common Raven

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