[TN-Bird] Soddy Mountain Hawk Watch
- From: TenacBirder@xxxxxxxxxxx
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- Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2013 06:33:22 +0000 (UTC)
Season summery 2013
We kicked off the watch on Sept. 10 and ended on Oct. 01. We had 18 days
coverage and logged 102.25 hours.
We counted for the season: 8 Osprey; 19 Bald Eagles; 2 Northern Harriers; 32
Sharp-shinned Hawks; 14 Cooper's Hawks; 4 Red-shouldered Hawks; 2656
Broad-winged Hawks; *4 Red-tailed Hawks (as far as I know, the first ever dark
phase Red-tailed Hawk); 3 American Kestrels; no Merlin's; 4 Peregrine Falcons
along with 1 unidentified accipiter and 1 unidentified Raptor.
TOTAL: 2748
Our Broad-winged Hawk average was off by around 2300 birds. Our official big
day total was 801 BW's on Sept. 26th. On Sept. 18th. Cynthia was only able to
count 130 specks in a massive kettle that just never materialized as they flew
to the
west before they got close enough for us to count. The estimate would have
exceeded
500 birds and most likely over 1,000. Cynthia could see a writhing gray matter
that
looked like glitter in the distant skies as the hawks kettled which she knew
were Broad-
winged Hawks but we couldn't in good conscience count them. More than likely
this
could have been our biggest kettle ever!
Visitors for the season included:
Andrew Theus
Ruth Ann Henry x 3 visits
Charles Murray x 4
Pete & Marg Krampee x 2
Lenny Kafka
Charlie & Suan Corn
Lora McBride x 3...a quick study and eager new counter!
Bob Saunders
Kathy Andregg from Georgia
Carla Quinn with parents Martha & Ben Hall
Phil & Carolyn Snow...Carolyn always comes on our biggest day!
Tony & Iva Kate Hopper from Alabama
Jeffrey Schaarschmidt x 2... maybe he will become a regular!
David & Jackie Boykin from Georgia
Jennifer Taylor from the TN Aquarium
Mark McShane x 2 brought Pat Markey both from Georgia
and Phil & Jody from Georgia
May I give special thanks to all the regular counters who make
Soddy Mtn. Hawk Watch what it is...
Harold Birch
Bill Holt
Cynthia Wilkerson and myself
Jimmy Wilkerson
Hixson, Hamilton Co., Tn
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