Despite dodging showers and East winds for much of this week, Red-tailed hawks have really hit their stride for the season; with a vengeance! After building all week with several days of good flights, yesterday was nothing short of spectacular. By the end of the day, a new single-day record for the watch had been set with 7,381 Red-tail tallied for the day. Other species are also being seen in good numbers now too, most notably Sharp-shins and Rough-legged Hawks.
Here is a breakdown of the season so far:
Turkey Vulture 2,872
Bald Eagle 299
Northern Harrier 47
Sharp-shinned Hawk 418
Cooper’s Hawk 4
Northern Goshawk 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 183
Red-tailed Hawk 12, 937
Rough-legged Hawk 182
Golden Eagle 192
American Kestrel 48
Merlin 16
Peregrine Falcon 8
Total 17, 208
