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The 2003 season began on 15 August and continued through 30 November. A total of 12,285 raptors were counted during 767 hours of observation. The table below summarizes the count by species and month.
2003 Bake Oven Knob Hawk Count Totals
(updated February 2004)
| Species |
August |
September |
October |
November |
Total |
Hawks/Hr. |
|
Black Vulture |
49 |
97 |
82 |
100 |
328 |
0.43 |
|
Turkey Vulture |
124 |
234 |
323 |
107 |
788 |
1.03 |
|
Osprey |
62 |
358 |
208 |
6 |
634 |
0.83 |
|
Bald Eagle |
38 |
79 |
38 |
19 |
174 |
0.23 |
|
Northern Harrier |
7 |
37 |
119 |
34 |
197 |
0.26 |
|
Sharp-shinned Hawk |
15 |
437 |
2148 |
208 |
2808 |
3.66 |
|
Cooper’s Hawk |
5 |
33 |
184 |
41 |
263 |
0.34 |
|
Northern Goshawk |
0 |
0 |
6 |
21 |
27 |
0.04 |
|
Red-shouldered Hawk |
0 |
8 |
72 |
66 |
146 |
0.19 |
|
Broad-winged Hawk |
63 |
3283 |
8 |
0 |
3354 |
4.37 |
|
Red-tailed Hawk |
43 |
55 |
802 |
1975 |
2875 |
3.75 |
|
Rough-legged Hawk |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
0.01 |
|
Golden Eagle |
0 |
1 |
29 |
107 |
137 |
0.18 |
|
American Kestrel |
24 |
103 |
98 |
4 |
229 |
0.3 |
|
Merlin |
1 |
6 |
36 |
0 |
43 |
0.06 |
|
Peregrine Falcon |
0 |
16 |
33 |
0 |
49 |
0.06 |
|
Unidentified Hawks |
13 |
88 |
78 |
49 |
228 |
0.3 |
|
TOTALS |
444 |
4,835 |
4,264 |
2,742 |
12,285 |
16.02 |
|
Observation Days |
18 |
25 |
29 |
26 |
98 |
|
|
Observation Hours |
122.3 |
208.8 |
238.5 |
197.5 |
767 |
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