Bradbury Mountain Hawkwatch: Week 3
Much of this week was similar to last week with more strong, gusty NW winds which suppressed migrant numbers. A shift to more easterly winds on 4/3 produced a decent flight, surprisingly. Birds were probably just ready to move. 79 hawks on that day is our new high day count for the season. Otherwise, there was not a whole lot going on. The first Ospreys of the spring were counted, and quite a few Turkey Vultures were moving. 3 Sandhill Cranes on were seen on 4/3. First-of-years included Belted Kingfisher and Horned Lark.
Week 3 Totals (current week - total to date - 2021 total)
BLACK VULTURE 0-0-2
TURKEY VULTURE 102-281-603
OSPREY 12-12-390
SWALLOW-TAILED KITE 0-0-0
MISSISSIPPI KITE 0-0-0
BALD EAGLE 4-64-127
NORTHERN HARRIER 17-36-91
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK 10-40-736
COOPER’S HAWK 3-20-100
NORTHERN GOSHAWK 0-2-4
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK 6–100-129
BROAD-WINGED HAWK 0-0-1962
SWAINSON’S HAWK 0-0-0
RED-TAILED HAWK 9-109-180
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK 0-0-0
GOLDEN EAGLE 0-0-0
AMERICAN KESTREL 5-15-334
MERLIN 2-6–71
PEREGRINE FALCON 0-3-13
UNIDENTIFIED RAPTOR 1-4-75
TOTAL 171-688-4817