Fri., Nov. 23, 2018
Coverage: 0915-1215 = 3.0 hrs.
Counter: Bill Haley
Weather: 100% clouds (thin, sun could be seen through them. Wind SSW 2-10. Visibility 20-35k. Temperature 35-46 F. Other readings not available.
Hawks by hour:
0900: 0
1000: NH 1, CH 1
1100: RT 1
1200: 0
Totals:
11/23/18
Northern Harrier 1
Cooper's 1
Red-tailed 1
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Total: 3
Tough day with 100% clouds. Cloud cover was thin and you could see the sun, but only strong enough to cast dim shadows. After an hour, I despaired of seeing any hawks, so it was a treat to see a Northern Harrier clear the north ridge. It is one species that is always a possibility on a marginal, cloudy day. Later on in the hour an adult Cooper's Hawk came through, and then a Red-tail during my last hour. It was nice to get three countable hawks when I feared getting skunked!
Other sightings:
Field Sparrow - partially leucistic bird with white outer tail feathers. It was right beside a normally-plumaged Field Sparrow and was seen well.
American Crow: flocks of 34 and 29. Larger numbers than I usually see. 63 total.
Sandhill Crane 4
American Robin 160
Cedar Waxwing 283
Young 1" millipede, probably Narceus americanus, feeding on a ladybug I squashed yesterday.
Reporting: William G. Haley, Jr."
Got a little hard today to
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Note: Jimmy found 2 Bald Eagles that were in the dialogue that failed to make the count, so he has edited the Bald Eagle count by +2. Making the adjustment. He says our numbers match.
Note: Jimmy found 2 Bald Eagles that were in the dialogue that failed to make the count, so he has edited the Bald Eagle count by +2. Making the adjustment. He says our numbers match.
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