We only had 3 full days of counting, plus 1 partial day mid-week due to more poor weather. We can’t remember the last time we have gone 3 days in a row with no count conducted. Fortunately, some calm winds on 4/8 (Eclipse Day!) and 4/9 brought us some birds. A total of 330 raptors were counted on those 2 days. Birds that were moving during the eclipse were noted to be flying lower with the drop in temperature. Turkey Vultures were still pushing through in good numbers, Osprey numbers picked up, and our first Broad-winged Hawk was tallied on 4/10. One more Peregrine Falcon was added to the list. First of years included Barn Swallow and Pine Warbler.
Week 4 Totals (current week - total to date – season average)
BLACK VULTURE 0-0-1
TURKEY VULTURE 235-542-388
OSPREY 47-52-402
SWALLOW-TAILED KITE 0-0-0
MISSISSIPPI KITE 0-0-0
BALD EAGLE 6-32-81
NORTHERN HARRIER 20-38-103
SHARP-SHINNED HAWK 25-57-670
COOPER’S HAWK 1-15-70
NORTHERN GOSHAWK 0-0-6
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK 1-25-93
BROAD-WINGED HAWK 1-1-1794
SWAINSON’S HAWK 0-0-0
RED-TAILED HAWK 1-35-218
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK 0-0-0
GOLDEN EAGLE 0-0-0
AMERICAN KESTREL 28-34-357
MERLIN 5-11-70
PEREGRINE FALCON 1-2-6
UNIDENTIFIED RAPTOR 3-5-47
TOTAL 374-849-4309