May your upcoming year be everything you hope it will be. We all got through this rain to celebrate a very nice Christmas, but as Bill suspected, December 2 was his final day on the watch. And with this weather, it should have been.
I am only going to post the final numbers with no discussion at this time. Starting with the chart from the final on Hawkcount.
The final for the season was a very respectable 4524 Raptors for the fall season 2018.
We saw the BW numbers of 3473 at the end of September, rise to 3643 before October was done. Our big miss this year might have been the Golden Eagle.
At season's end, my notebook is off by 5 birds, which is why the multiple double checks are so helpful. Because the running total on the blog sidebar, and the cart total for Hawkcount, and Jimmy's totals match, to the bird. I'll double check the grand totals by going back to the beginning figures and adding in the new totals, before I put up those finals today. We might post one more short blog before closing until next season. I want to see if anything stands out for the year, when I look at the stats page over the past years. And also to check for the highlights to make the final links.
Thank you Bill Haley for hanging in there. And to those who helped Bill along during the September/October share drives. You were a blessing to him.
May your winter birding be a great joy! Watch for those raptors which will have built nests already, and some which will have young hatchlings immediately. Because the Eagles should be showing up everywhere.
Because there is always a reason to
KEEP LOOKING UP!!!!!
Jimmy and Cynthia Wilkerson
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