Backyard Hawkwatch - northeast Baltimore City - Fall 1998
-White Ave. between Belair Rd. and Walther Ave.
Another bad day for hawks. Fog and heavy gray cloud cover prevent
hawks from going south until after 5pm, a small kettle of BWs and a TV.
Total for 9/15
Broad-winged Hawk - 106
Turkey Vulture - 1
Total for 1998 (Aug. 23-Sept. 15) 1997
Turkey Vulture - 11 362
Black Vulture - 0 13
Golden Eagle - 0 3
Bald Eagle - 8 9
N. Harrier - 3 25
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 10 106
Cooper's Hawk - 11 82
N. Goshawk - 0 2
Red-shouldered Hawk - 2 51
Broad-winged Hawk - 3991 4324
Red-tailed Hawk - 4 339
Rough-legged Hawk - 0 13
Osprey - 28 20
Am. Kestrel - 13 23
Merlin - 4 7
Peregrine Falcon - 1 2
Unidentified Raptors - 1 7
Total: 4087 5338
Kevin Graff
Baltimore, MD
ggraff@erols.com