Date: 4/21/25 1:46 pm
From: Barbara Volkle <barb620...>
Subject: [MASSBIRD] Plum Island MA (21 Apr 2025) 92 Raptors
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2025 16:20:46 +0000
From:<reports...>
Subject: Plum Island MA (21 Apr 2025) 92 Raptors


Plum Island MA
Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 21, 2025
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Species Day's Count    Month Total  Season Total
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Black Vulture           0              0              0
Turkey Vulture         0            17            68
Osprey         0              8            12
Bald Eagle         0              5              8
Northern Harrier         4            62            98
Sharp-shinned Hawk         6            54            57
Cooper's Hawk           2              8            10
American Goshawk         0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              0              1
Broad-winged Hawk           0              0              0
Red-tailed Hawk           0              0              0
Rough-legged Hawk           0              0              0
Golden Eagle         0              0              0
American Kestrel         76            835            849
Merlin         4            56            66
Peregrine Falcon         0              0              0
Unknown Accipitrine          0              2              3
Unknown Buteo           0              0              0
Unknown Falcon         0              3              4
Unknown Eagle           0              0              0
Unknown Raptor         0              5            13

Total:         92          1055          1189
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Observation start time: 06:00:00
Observation end time: 13:30:00
Total observation time: 7 hours

Official Counter:       Bob Secatore

Observers: Amy Maurer, Brian Rusnica, David Goodine, Donna Bolasko,
Gary Herritz, Harry Wales, Judd Nathan, Julie Roberts,
Kathryn  Chihowski, Kathryn Chihowski, Mark Timmerman,
Paul Roberts, Tom Wetmore, Ursula Goodine

Visitors:
Our great observer crew today (roughly in order of arrival):  Harry Wales,
Brian Rusnica, Gary Herriitz, Kathryn Chihowski, Paul & Julie Roberts, Tom
Wetmore, Ursula & Dave Goodine, Marge Watson, Mark Timmerman, Donna Bolasko
and Bob Secatore.

Visitors: Bob Groskin, Dan Prima, Will Kirby, Mary Margret Halsey.



Weather:
NW wind 15 to 30 mph, temps l0w t0 mid-50's deg F. Mostly sunny.

Raptor Observations:
Raptors: We recorded 92 migrants today: 4 NH, 6 SS, 2 CH, 76 AK and 4 ML.


Raptors seen but failed to migrate: Several TV, 1 NH.


Non-raptor Observations:
Other birds:  Small passerines in fair numbers, 2 Blue Jays, 1 Cowbird.
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Report submitted by Robert Secatore (<rs8843829...>)
Plum Island MA information may be found at:
http://www.massbird.org/emhw


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https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=115


 
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