Bradbury Mountain Hawkwatch: Week 1

The Bradbury Mountain Hawkwatch got off to a decent start on day 1, only to be shut down for the next day due to rain and fog. The remainder of the week was fairly slow bird-wise with some very strong west winds that eventually went around to the east. However, just a couple of hours into the count on the 15^th, an adult GOLDEN EAGLE was spotted soaring over Little Bradbury! This was only the 6^th sighting of this species in the 20 years of this project. Per usual for March, Turkey Vultures led the way, with Bald Eagles, Red-shouldered, and Red-tailed Hawks in the mix. The upcoming weather looks to continue unsettled, so we shall see what may be moving in the next week.

Week 1 Totals (current week - total to date – season average)  

BLACK VULTURE  0-0-1

TURKEY VULTURE  43-43-414      

OSPREY 0-0-400

SWALLOW-TAILED KITE 0-0-0   

MISSISSIPPI KITE   0-0-0   

BALD EAGLE 18-18-81

NORTHERN HARRIER 1-1-108

SHARP-SHINNED HAWK 2-2-661

COOPER’S HAWK 2-2-68

NORTHERN GOSHAWK 0-0-6      

RED-SHOULDERED HAWK 7-7-88

BROAD-WINGED HAWK 0-0-1888

SWAINSON’S HAWK 0-0-0

RED-TAILED HAWK 12-12-202

ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK 0-0-1

GOLDEN EAGLE 1-1-0       

AMERICAN KESTREL 0-0-364

MERLIN 0-0-71

PEREGRINE FALCON 0-0-6

UNIDENTIFIED RAPTOR 1-1-47  

TOTAL 87-87-4407