Hazel Bazemore Hawk Watch, Fall 1999
Date:   10-16-99

Hi everyone,

Well, it's been another bonzai weekend for all; so apologies all around; we're going with the short versions tonight to catch up. Here's 10-16's (Saturday) from Joel:

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It was very busy early today, 18 school buses and a cross-country meet. Only two TV's until 11:30 when it picked up some. We felt it was good variety of 12 species until Bob and Jo Creglow stopped by to report on the AOC field trip they led today that had 16 species of raptor.

5 Black Vulture
397 Turkey Vulture
2 Osprey
2 Northern Harrier
4 Sharp-shinned Hawk
5 Cooper's Hawk
1 Red-shouldered Hawk
5 Broad-winged Hawk
4 Swainson's Hawk
1 Red-tailed Hawk
1 White-tailed Hawk (an adult that was escorted out by our two residents)
4 American Kestrel
6 UA
7 UR

Total 444

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And, here's 10-17's, from Joel, as that cold front finally started to wend it's way down (made it in fully this evening, so Joel's right; tomorrow could be fun. Certainly much cooler! And maybe less blood-letting from the mosquito populations!

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A windy and wild day on the hill with 15 species of raptor today. Tomorrow
should be outstanding.

2 Black Vulture
1176 Turkey Vulture
5 Osprey
4 Northern Harrier
11 Sharp-shinned Hawk
15 Cooper's Hawk
12 Broad-winged Hawk
311 Swainson's Hawk
3 Red-tailed Hawk
1 White-tailed Hawk
1 Harris' Hawk
1 Golden Eagle
12 American Kestrel
1 Merlin
4 Peregrine Falcon
7 UA
1 UB
7 UR

Total 1594

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- Cheers from Patty Beasley, Joel Simon, Fernando Ramos Rincon, Ryan Wagner, and the rest of the HBHW cast and crew!