The rain and fog of the past day and a half began to break up around midday
with brisk NW winds following. Hawks immediately started flying until around
3pm EST when the winds shifted to WSW and abruptly shut down the flight. At
least half of the accipiters passing the lookout had full crops, having
obviously
spent their down time feeding on songbirds.
Sat. 10/22/05 Season totals to date
Osprey 1 137
Bald Eagle 0 44
N. Harrier 0 32
Sharp-shinned 22 563
Cooper's 4 66
N. Goshawk 0 0
Red-shouldered 0 5
Broad-winged 0 2,564
Red-tailed 2 215
Golden Eagle 0 1
A. Kestrel 0 76
Merlin 0 16
Peregrine 1 11
Unknown 1 55
Total 31 3,755
Mike Purdy
Roanoke
Thanks to Dillard Childress, Clark Hill, and Mike Crowder for all of their
help.
