Date: 4/13/25 8:51 am
From: <jerrymcw...> <0000001b5c226889-dmarc-request...>
Subject: Erie County, Presque Isle Hawk Watch for April 13, 2025
Presque Isle
Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 13, 2025
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 127 1460 6644
Osprey 1 2 2
Bald Eagle 0 3 34
Northern Harrier 0 0 7
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 3 20
Cooper's Hawk 0 1 5
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 45
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 0 4 59
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 1 13 22
Merlin 0 0 5
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 1
Unknown Buteo 0 0 6
Unknown Falcon 0 0 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0

Total: 130 1487 6851
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Observation start time: 07:30:00
Observation end time: 10:00:00
Total observation time: 2.5 hours

Official Counter: Jerry McWilliams

Observers: Julie Leonard

Visitors:
Julie Leonard assisted with the count. Mark Lethaby stopped for a visit.


Weather:
Mostly clear, SW wind early becoming WNW later. Unseasonably cold.

Raptor Observations:
There was a burst of TV activity shortly after the 0800 hr. than last for a
short period then the winds began to shift to the west moving birds farther
south. Almost no hawks during that period.

Non-raptor Observations:
Canada Goose 9, Wood Duck 1, Rock Pigeon, Killdeer 2, Ring-billed Gull 1,
Herring/Ring-billed gull 3, Common Loon 4, Double-crested Cormorant 179,
Great Blue Heron 1, Northern Flicker 9, Blue Jay 1, American Crow, Tree
Swallow 2, European Starling, American Robin, House Finch 1, Red-winged
Blackbird, Common Grackle, Northern Cardinal 2
Jerry McWilliamsErie, Erie County, <Pa.jerrymcw...>

 
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