Weekly Bird Report, March 10 - 16, 2014

Red-necked Grebes by Michele Franz, © the photographer

The following birds of note were reported this week from Presque Isle S.P., unless noted otherwise.

• Red-necked Grebe  total of 7; all week; channel
  
• Tundra Swan  2300 (high count); March 12; Edinboro Lake
  
• Redhead  3000+ (high count); March 16, channel
  
• White-winged Scoter  up to 25; all week; channel
  
• Long-tailed Duck  up to 12; all week; channel
  
• Thayer's Gull  1 first cycle; March 8; channel  1 second cycle; March 16; Leo's
• Lesser Black-backed Gull  1 adult; March 15; off Perry Monument
  
• Glaucous Gull  up to 4; all week; Leo's  10+; March 16; Leo's
• Snowy Owl--1 pure white bird;  March 12; about 3 mi. east of Edinboro along Rt. 6
  
• Long-eared Owl  1; March 11; pines
  
• Northern Shrike  1; March 14; Waterford
  

Jerry McWilliams
Erie, erie County, Pa.

Hawk Watch Report
Presque Isle
Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 16, 2014

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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total

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Black Vulture                       0              0               0
Turkey Vulture                110        468            468
Osprey                                  0              0              0
Bald Eagle                           0              8              8
Northern Harrier                 0              2              2
Sharp-shinned Hawk         0              3              3
Cooper's Hawk                   0              9              9
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk      1             17             17
Broad-winged Hawk          0              0              0
Red-tailed Hawk                 4             86             86
Rough-legged Hawk          0              3              3
Golden Eagle                       0              0              0
American Kestrel                0              3              3
Merlin                                    0              0              0
Peregrine Falcon                0              0              0
Unknown Accipiter             0              0              0
Unknown Buteo                  0              1              1
Unknown Falcon                 0              0              0
Unknown Eagle                  0              0              0
Unknown Raptor                0              0              0
Total:                                115            600            600

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Observation start time: 10:00:00 
Observation end   time: 13:00:00 
Total observation time: 3 hours

Official Counter:        Jerry McWilliams
Observers:        Jerry McWilliams, Roger Donn
Visitors: Bob Grubbs

Weather: Variably cloudy with light snow showers the first hour. Brisk NE wind with temps. reaching only 19 F.

Raptor Observations:
Because of the weather conditions, I wasn't expecting much to happen today. However, there was a brief movement of TVs beginning at 1020 and ending at 1220 standard time.  All birds were flying low and staying close to the lake shore.  Only five hawks, one was an immature Red-shouldered Hawk with most of the secondaries missing in one wing.  Roger Donn assisted with the count

Non-raptor Observations:
Canada Goose--110, American Crow--50+, and a Glaucous Gull circling high overhead with about 20 Herring Gulls.

Predictions:
Only slightly warmer.  I think it is safe to say we won't be needing the clickers tomorrow.

Jerry McWilliams
Erie, Erie County, Pa.