Bradbury Mountain Hawkwatch: Week 7

Winds this week started out from the south, gradually shifting more easterly with the onset of a very stubborn low pressure system that is still hanging on. Consequently, the first 3 days of the week were excellent, including a 602 bird day. Once the weather turned however, rain set in and we lost some counting hours. A hawkwatch workshop was held on 4/29 as part of Feathers Over Freeport and the group had some great views of Broad-wings, eagles, and even a Merlin. Things remain slow on the passerine migration front with just a few Yellow-rumped Warblers and our first of year Blackburnian Warbler. We are still struggling with this current weather pattern, but it should break by the weekend. We are hoping for some good movement then to finish off the season.

This week’s totals (this week – season to date – 2022 total):

BLACK VULTURE 0-2-1

TURKEY VULTURE 0-500-470

OSPREY 39-253-286

BALD EAGLE 7-53-97

NORTHERN HARRIER 6-76-84

SHARP-SHINNED HAWK 127-314-670

COOPER’S HAWK 8-32-56

NORTHERN GOSHAWK 0-2-3

RED-SHOULDERED HAWK 1-50-123

BROAD-WINGED HAWK 562-1890-1651