Washington Monument Hawk Watch

Washington Monument State Park

Boonsboro, Maryland, USA

Daily Raptor Counts: May 04, 2012

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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total

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Black Vulture 0 0 0

Turkey Vulture 0 0 0

Osprey 1 44 99

Bald Eagle 3 6 17

Northern Harrier 0 5 31

Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 22 69

Cooper's Hawk 0 0 9

Northern Goshawk 0 0 0

Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 3

Broad-winged Hawk 2 35 237

Red-tailed Hawk 1 5 113

Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0

Golden Eagle 0 0 2

American Kestrel 0 0 21

Merlin 0 0 2

Peregrine Falcon 0 0 2

Unknown Accipiter 0 0 4

Unknown Buteo 0 0 1

Unknown Falcon 0 0 2

Unknown Eagle 0 0 1

Unknown Raptor 0 0 2

Total: 7 118 615

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Observation start time: 13:30:00

Observation end time: 16:30:00

Total observation time: 3 hours

Official Counter: Paul Newton

Observers: Paul Newton

Weather:

Wind = WMW @ 2. Temp = 25 to 29C. Humidity = 56 to 36%. BP = 29:96 to

29:91. Cloud Cover = 95 to 25%. Visibility = 40 to 65k w/haze.

Raptor Observations:

BE - 1 Immature @ 3:14 pm.

BE - 1 Immature @ 3:17 pm.

BE - 1 Adult @ 3:19 pm.

Non-raptor Observations: