Backyard Hawkwatch
Geoff Graff (ggraff@erols.com)
Mon, 28 Sep 1998 21:29:17 -0400
Backyard Hawkwatch - northeast Baltimore City
-White Ave. between Belair Rd. and Walther Ave.
Nice day today, but 18 hawks so far with only 1 Broadwings.
Broadwings may be over now, but still several more still up in PA, NJ
and NY.
Total for 9/28
Turkey Vulture - 5
N. Harrier - 3
Red-tailed Hawk - 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 2
Cooper's Hawk - 2
Red-shouldered Hawk - 1
Broad-winged Hawk - 1
Osprey - 1
Total for 1998 (Aug. 23-Sept. 28) 1997
Turkey Vulture - 21 362
Black Vulture - 2 13
Golden Eagle - 0 3
Bald Eagle - 10* 9
N. Harrier - 18 25
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 31 106
Cooper's Hawk - 19 82
N. Goshawk - 0 2
Red-shouldered Hawk - 6 51
Broad-winged Hawk - 11,766* 4324
Red-tailed Hawk - 13 339
Rough-legged Hawk - 0 13
Osprey - 37* 20
Am. Kestrel - 26* 23
Merlin - 6 7
Peregrine Falcon - 1 2
Swainson's Hawk - 1 (9/16) n/a
Unidentified Raptors - 1 7
Total: 11,958* 5338
Kevin Graff
Baltimore, MD
ggraff@erols.com