Day Summary:Sep 14, 2018
*Day's Raptor Counts*
*BV* Black Vulture 0
*TV* Turkey Vulture 0
*OS* Osprey 0
*BE* Bald Eagle 0
*NH* Northern Harrier 0
*SS* Sharp-shinned Hawk 2
*CH* Cooper's Hawk 1
*NG* Northern Goshawk 0
*RS* Red-shouldered Hawk 0
*BW* Broad-winged Hawk 7
*RT* Red-tailed Hawk 0
*RL* Rough-legged Hawk 0
*GE* Golden Eagle 0
*AK* American Kestrel 0
*ML* Merlin 0
*PG* Peregrine Falcon 0
*UA* Unknown Accipiter 1
*UB* Unknown Buteo 0
*UF* Unknown Falcon 0
*UE* Unknown Eagle 0
*UR* Unknown Raptor 0
*Total* *11*
*Observation
Start Time* 08:30:00
*Observation
End Time* 14:00:00
*Official
Counter* Ron Harrington
*Observers* Sam Evans
*Weather* A rather warm day, with temperature reaching in the low
eighties. Early morning fog on the mountain rapidly dissipated by 9:15
with good visibility the rest of the day. The wind speed varied back and
forth from a moderate breeze (13-18 mph) to gentle breeze(8-12), but
always steady from the Northeast. Cloud cover varied considerably from
approximately 20% at times to 90%.
*Observation Notes* The first broad-winged hawks came by at 10:00. Four
were seen in the 10:00 o'clock hour, one in the 11:00 o'clock hour, and
two shortly after 12:00. All were seen with the naked eye riding on the
wind down the northwestern side of the mountain. Saw a couple of local
red-tailed hawks around.
A sharp-shinned hawk was chasing a broad-winged hawk. Had the usual
array of local turkey and black vultures around. A black landed in the
tower above us.
*Non-Raptor Notes* Non-raptor species included ravens (3), chickadee,
titmouse, bluejay, chimney swift, Carolina wren, junco, wood pewee,
black-throated green warbler, black-throated blue warbler, hairy
woodpecker; and others we couldn't from our location. Had one Monarch
butterfly. We had to leave at 1:00.
*Visitors* None-
*Forecast* Volunteers will need to keep an eye on the forecast for
tropical storm Florence. May have clouds, increasing wind and rain late
in the day. Looks like heavy rains and wind moving in for Sunday thru
Tuesday. Stay safe. After this clears out (hopefully by Wednesday) we
should have some good weather for hawks to be movi
