A good push of 718 broadwings today.
Also, today is the second day this season we have
recorded 11 Bald Eagles migrating over the mountain.
On Sep 5th we recorded 9 eagles in one hour. So great
to see these birds fly over us.
Putney Mountain Vermont
Putney, Vermont, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 09, 2003
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season
Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 5 21 36
Bald Eagle 11 28 37
Northern Harrier 1 4 5
Sharp-shinned 30 104 130
Cooper's Hawk 3 8 8
Northern Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered 0 0 0
Broad-winged 718 877 915
Red-tailed Hawk 2 2 2
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 5 30 34
Merlin 1 3 3
Peregrine Falcon 0 3 3
Unknown 0 4 4
Total: 776 1085 1178
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 18:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: John Anderson
Observers:
Weather:
20% Cloud cover, E/NE winds
Observations:
Another 11 bald eagles today
Several BW kettles of around 50 birds
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Report submitted by Beth Hughes ([log in to unmask])
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