Saturday, September 22, 2012

September 22nd, State Line Hawk Watch , Palisades,NJ

Adult Bald Eagle 100 ft over Stateline Lookout, photo by Peter Colen
Time range observed 9:15am-12:20pm
Leading Peter Dorosh, 6 participants-Mary Eyster, Jerry Layton, Gil Shrank, Donna Evans ,Bambi Friedman, Peter Colen

Totals:

American Kestrel (AK)- 4
Merlin (ME)-4
Peregrine Falcon (PE)-6
Red-tailed Hawk (RT)-2
Osprey (OS)-18
Turkey Vulture (TV)-20
Bald Eagle (BE)- 4
Cooper's Hawk (CH)-1
Sharp-shinned Hawk (SS) -3

Hours

8-9 am :OS-1, PE-2, RT-1, ME-1

9-10 am : OS-1, PE-1, RT-1

10-11 am: BE-2, TV-7, CH-1, SS-1 , AK-3, OS-9, ME-1

11-12 pm :  OS-4, SS-2 , BE-1(juv), TV-13, PE-3, AK-1, ME-2

12-12:20 : OS-1, BE-1
Peregrine Falcon, photo by Peter Colen
                                                                                               


Note: Overcast, partly sunny , upper 70's degrees. Low flying views of Bald Eagles adults


Other species seen : Blue Jay flocks movement 150 + birds;

Wild Turkey 7 ( along Palisades Parkway), Red-eyed Vireo, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Blackpoll Warbler, Brown Thrasher, Eastern Towhee, American Robin, Gray Catbird, Rock Dove, Mourning Dove, Purple Finch-2, White-breasted Nuthatch, Black-capped Chickadee, Chipping Sparrow, Chimney Swift,Great Blue Heron