Final count was over 1000 with over 900 of those Broad-wings. It is
anticipated that today's flight might also be good as the flight yesterday
did not really get going until afternoon.

Wayne Scott
Compiler, VT Rare Bird Alert

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> Greetings,
>
> We had a nice hawk flight past Mt. Philo Monday once the weather cleared a
> bit.
> I had to leave before the show was over so don't have final counts. But
> before 3pm on Monday hundreds of Broad-winged Hawks passed by, including
> one kettle of 98 birds. Other species seen Monday (before 3pm) included:
> Osprey, Bald Eagle, Northern Harrier, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper's Hawk,
> Red-tailed Hawk, American Kestrel, Merlin and Peregrine Falcon.
>
> Back for more today.
>
> Bryan Pfeiffer
>
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