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Date: 10/17/25 5:03 pm From: Hawkcount.Org Reports <reports...> Subject: [JERSEYBI] Raccoon Ridge (17 Oct 2025) 108 Raptors
Raccoon Ridge Blairstown, New Jersey, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 17, 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 0 2 71 Bald Eagle 5 31 132 Northern Harrier 4 23 41 Sharp-shinned Hawk 65 571 873 Cooper's Hawk 7 85 104 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 4 15 17 Broad-winged Hawk 0 6 7279 Red-tailed Hawk 16 57 69 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 6 6 American Kestrel 1 37 96 Merlin 5 60 83 Peregrine Falcon 1 10 13 Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 9 12 Total: 108 912 8796 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 18:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Jim Thomson Observers: Brian Hardiman, Phil Rodriguez, Ted Lurker Visitors: Bill & Lisa Sawka - Nice meeting you ! Hikers- 17 Weather: Temps- 47-60 Deg.F. Wind NW@ 4-8mph Clear skies to start than turning partly cloudy throughout the day Raptor Observations: BE- 11:12A, 12:38A, 3:59A, 4:01A, 4:13I PG- 4:15I Much slower day on the ridge than we hoped for. Decent NW winds but the pipeline had slowed to a trickle after yesterday's flight. Most birds were high/distant specks zipping past today. Thanks to Brian and Phil and Ted for their help in picking up a lot of these high fliers. The Bird of the Day selection goes to the first bird of the day which was an immature harrier that passed the watch site close on the river side just slowly pumping along as it cruised down ridge. Non-raptor Observations: TV's Ravens Bluejays Robins N.Flicker RB Nuthatch Buckmoths ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jim Thomson (<hawkinflight...>) More site information at hawkcount.org: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=339 List Guidelines: https://lists.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind2107&L=JERSEYBI&P=R685&X=OE8E22FEF3A2B10DFE5 List help: <jerseybi-request...> List archives: https://lists.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=jerseybi NJ Bird Records Committee: www.njbrc.com

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