Date: 4/21/25 1:28 pm From: <jerrymcw...> <0000001b5c226889-dmarc-request...> Subject: Erie County, Presque Isle Hawk Watch for April 21, 2025 take 2
I went back out in the PM when the rain stopped. There was a nice little push of BWs that lasted for about 30 minutes as well as several SS and AK.Presque Isle Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 21, 2025 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 5.25 hours
Official Counter: Jerry McWilliams
Observers: Russ States
Visitors: Russ States assisted with the count in the AM.
Weather: Mostly cloudy and warm with strong south wind. Light rain arrived by mid-day.
Raptor Observations: Light flight with few TVs and mostly SS moving through as singles or groups of two and three within a few hundred yards of the lake. I went back out in the PM when the rain stopped to see a nice push of BWs. A large accipiter passed through rather high that may have been an American Goshawk.
Non-raptor Observations: Canada Goose 7, Mallard 4, Rock Pigeon 1, Mourning Dove 3, Killdeer 1, Solitary Sandpiper 1, Ring-billed Gull, Herring Gull, Caspian Tern 2, Common Loon 1, Double-crested Cormorant 1, Great Blue Heron 5, Belted Kingfisher 1, Northern Flicker 15, American Crow, Tree Swallow, Barn Swallow, European Starling, American Robin 2, House Finch 2, American Goldfinch 6, Red-winged Blackbird, Brown-headed Cowbird, Common Grackle, Passerine species 25
Predictions: Much cooler with west wind. Some AM clouds giving way to mostly sunny skies in the PM. A lake flight not likely. Jerry McWilliamsErie, Erie County, <Pa.jerrymcw...>
