Bob reports 79 migrating raptors today.
Broad-winged Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 27
White-tailed Hawk 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Turkey Vulture 28
Black Vulture 9
Northern Harrier 5
Bald Eagle 1
Golden Eagle 2 (both young birds)
Finally a Golden Eagle! Was expecting them any day now. They always come late in the season on a nice north wind day. Other birds included a Common Loon, Common Goldeneye, two Greater Yellowlegs and 110 Red-breasted Mergansers milling about on the water behind the tower.