As they say, " 'you can't win for loosin' ". North winds came too late in the night to produce too many hawks. And those powerful South winds didn't appear to produce anything interesting on the Sound.
49 raptors: 3 Osprey, 1 N Harrier, 27 Sharpy, 7 Coop, 1 Red-shouldered, 3 Red Tail, 1 Am Kestrel, 2 Merlin, 1 Peregrine, 3 unid.
There was a good landbird migration, especially early, but difficult counting against a cloudless sky. Those with LPP designation are Park birds. Numbers actually seen/tallied were: 1 Com Loon, 1 RT Loon, 4 (LPP) Brant, 33 (LPP) Bk Duck, 1 (LPP) E Phoebe, 1 (LPP) Palm Warbler, 140 Blue Jay, 17 Am Pipit, 26 Cedar Waxwing, 39 E Bluebird, 388 Am Robin, 297 Br Headed Cowbird, 2,027 RW Blackbird, 287 Com Grackle, 37 Purple Finch, 137 Ho Finch, 38 Pine Siskin, 34 Am Goldfinch.
As they say, " 'you can't win for loosin' ". North winds came too late in the night to produce too many hawks. And those powerful South winds didn't appear to produce anything interesting on the Sound.
49 raptors: 3 Osprey, 1 N Harrier, 27 Sharpy, 7 Coop, 1 Red-shouldered, 3 Red Tail, 1 Am Kestrel, 2 Merlin, 1 Peregrine, 3 unid.
There was a good landbird migration, especially early, but difficult counting against a cloudless sky. Those with LPP designation are Park birds. Numbers actually seen/tallied were: 1 Com Loon, 1 RT Loon, 4 (LPP) Brant, 33 (LPP) Bk Duck, 1 (LPP) E Phoebe, 1 (LPP) Palm Warbler, 140 Blue Jay, 17 Am Pipit, 26 Cedar Waxwing, 39 E Bluebird, 388 Am Robin, 297 Br Headed Cowbird, 2,027 RW Blackbird, 287 Com Grackle, 37 Purple Finch, 137 Ho Finch, 38 Pine Siskin, 34 Am Goldfinch.
