Tad Finnell kept the count today. Birds were flying high in brisk NW winds
and were extremely difficult to locate against a cloudless sky. A Redtail was
observed dropping what appeared to be a rodent to a second Redtail which caught
it. Thanks to everyone who came up to the lookout to help spot hawks. The
upcoming week should be interesting with numerous lookouts to the north
counting
many hundreds of hawks today.
Sunday 10/16/05 Season totals to date
Osprey 1 135
Bald Eagle 0 42
N. Harrier 1 28
Sharp-shinned 28 441
Cooper's 0 50
N. Goshawk 0 0
Red-shouldered 0 5
Broad-winged 0 2,564
Red-tailed 8 168
Golden Eagle 0 1
A. Kestrel 4 64
Merlin 0 14
Peregrine 0 9
Unknown 0 53
Total 42 3,574
Mike Purdy
Roanoke
