Only one real kettle of 20 Broad-wings were seen today. The rest of the birds came by in ones, twos and threes. Other than the kettle, the best action came when a Sharp-shinned and a Harrier repeatedly buzzed each other in a dispute over a piece of sky.
Broad-winged Hawk 104
Red-Tailed Hawk 3
Osprey 4
Bald Eagle 3
Northern Harrier 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2
Cooper's Hawk 1 (probably local)
American Kestral 5
Unidentified Accipiter 1
Other birds of interst:
Great Blue Heron (at 2000 feet)
Canada Goose 9
Snow Goose 1 (with the Canadas)
Cliff Swallow 1
Rock Pigeon 3 (Only recorded once before on a Hawk watch. Species does not appear on the official Mt. Philo checklist.)
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Ron Payne
Middlebury, VT
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