Plum Island MA
Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 14, 2014
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 2 25 25
Osprey 2 7 8
Bald Eagle 0 2 2
Northern Harrier 6 77 86
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 14 14
Cooper's Hawk 0 3 3
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 1 1
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 1 1 1
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 50 367 367
Merlin 3 17 18
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Snowy Owl 0 0 1
Total: 70 516 528
Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 14:30:00
Total observation time: 6.5 hours
Official Counter:
Ted Mara
Weather:
Winds 5-32 mph SW, 20-27 degrees, 75 % light thin cloud cover. At 8:00 am,
we started with a sea breeze briefly before the SW winds started revving up
Predictions:
Tomorrow's forecast is not favorable, but Wednesday's forecast looks
excellent.
Report submitted by Paul Roberts (phawk254@comcast.net)
Plum Island MA information may be found at:
http://massbird.org/EMHW/
Site Description:
The Plum Island Hawk Watch is located in parking lot #1 of the Parker River
Wildlife Refuge on Plum Island, Newburyport, MA, approximately 32 miles
northeast of Boston. It is a volunteer-run spring watchsite with coverage
between mid March to mid May.
Newburyport Birders: Observe - Appreciate - Identify