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Nature Society's Kite & Shorebird Watch at Bucktoe Creek Preserve Avondale, Pennsylvania, USA Daily Raptor Counts: May 29, 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 0 6 6 Bald Eagle 0 0 0 Northern Harrier 0 0 0 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0 Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 1 Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 0 0 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Mississippi Kite 0 4 4 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 0 11 11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 12:00:00 Observation end time: 19:30:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Larry Lewis Observers: Kathleen Pileggi Visitors: DELAWARE NATURE SOCIETY’S SOUTHERN CHESTER COUNTY KITE & SHOREBIRD WATCH AT BUCKTOE CREEK PRESERVE <BR><BR> Visitors (8): Kathleen Pileggi, Angela Benjamin, Kathleen Rengert, Jim Green, Pam Green, Lisa Tull, Mike Harvell . <BR><BR> Thanks everyone, for coming to beautiful Bucktoe Creek Preserve Kite & Shorebird Watch! <BR><BR> Weather: Overcast (100% cloud cover), Ceiling - 1,300 ft., Visibility - 10 miles, Temps 61 - 66F, Winds ENE @ 5 - 10 mph. Raptor Observations: ----“Raptors” seen, but deemed not to be migrating: 1-Red-shouldered Hawk, 3-Red-tailed Hawk, and numerous Black (5) and Turkey Vultures (10). <BR><BR> Non-raptor Observations: ----“BUCKTOE BIRD BLOG” (BBB) - (Comments on the events & “feel” of the day – read on, if you dare) We see birds, many of them hawks; encounter other wildlife; discuss plants; while striving to laugh and have FUN with it all! Notes on the raptors will be here, other birds and wildlife we notice or discuss, and humorous (I hope) stories and anecdotes. This isn’t brain surgery. Trust me, I know about that. I’ve already been “dead” once (it’s overrated). So, you WILL have to forgive me, but I AM going to have the ultimate fun with what remains of this life! <BR><BR> TODAY’S ‘BBB:’ ---“Watch the Low Ceiling”--- A “ceiling” (in a meteorological sense) is defined as the height above the earth's surface of the cloud base (or of the lowest cloud layer if there's more than one type of cloud in the sky), covering at least 50% of the sky. A low ceiling is anything below 6,500 feet. Middle clouds are formed at 6,500 feet to 23,000 feet; high above that, up to 40,000 feet. I define a “low ceiling” as birds possibly slipping by us unseen. Our ceiling today was only 1,300 feet. They could have flown under the clouds – that happens, right? That is, if they did fly over us to begin with. And they just might have. Kelley called around 7:15pm to say that she was down at Port Mahon on the Delaware bay-shore, and was seeing large flocks of shorebirds migrating out, heading north in our direction. But we saw no Kites during the day or shorebirds during the evening flight. Another gloomy day, highlighted by a Common Nighthawk, ever-present Blue Grosbeaks, and flyby Great Egret and Green Heron. Our weather is really cramping our style this year. <BR><BR> ----My thanks to Kathleen Pileggi for posting these sightings to ebird and for helping with this submission to “Hawk Count.” Thanks also, to Delaware Nature Society, and especially, to the Brokaws, for their incredible support and gracious generosity in opening their property to the public for this watch, and oh, so very much more! <BR><BR> ----ADDITIONAL BIRD HIGHLIGHTS: Shorebirds: 1-Killdeer. <BR><BR> 1-Great Blue Heron, 1-Great Egret, 1-Green Heron, 1-Yellow-billed Cuckoo, 1-COMMON NIGHTHAWK, 2-Willow Flycatcher, 2-Blue Grosbeak. <BR><BR> ----OTHER WILDLIFE NOTED: Butterflies (0): Dragonflies (0): Reptiles & Amphibians (0): Mammals (2): Eastern Cottontail, Eastern Chipmunk. <BR><BR> ----EBNT’s “Walk with Nature” ™ Program Daily Tally with our Fitbits: This is a stationary watch, but if I stay stationary too long, I might tend to “bulk up.” Besides, I am ever so fortunate to be walking unaided, at all! Therefore, I keep moving (if you’ve been here, then you know that I pace endlessly….) - my Fitbit thanks me and its part of my “Walk with Nature” program. So, below are MY results at the watch for the day. Your totals could all be zero, if you choose to sit and relax. You are certainly welcome to take it easy….I simply choose not to, affording me a panoramic view of our entire sky and a bit of exercise. So come join our “Walk with Nature!” ™ Anyway, just for fun, here are my numbers at the site for today (join me, if you wish): Miles: 8.61; Steps: 20,189; Floors: 40. <BR><BR> ----“SEASON’S BIRD SPECIES LIST” – we at Bucktoe are not just a Kite & Shorebird watch, but conduct a migration tally from the site. We include it here, from time to time (about once a week), to let you know what else we’re seeing here at the Bucktoe Watch. Our tally board, on site, will feature an approximation (very rough, best “guestimate,” – searching for Kites and migrating shorebirds, must remain our primary focus) for totals of each species seen for “The Watch” year. <BR><BR> TOTAL SPECIES – Identified from watch site: today: 63; this season: 88 <BR><BR> NEW SPECIES ADDED TODAY TO THIS YEAR’S “WATCH SPECIES LIST (0):” none. <BR><BR> Predictions: Tomorrow’s flight looks basically like a repeat of this day, with a low ceiling (expected to be only 800 feet tomorrow) and complete cloud cover. The Kites – will be tough to spot in that As for the shorebirds… they will have to come by low to be seen. <BR><BR> Come join us, folks! We’re here every day thru June 6, 3pm thru 8:30pm. Rain or shine. This report is being sent individually to participants and people deemed to be interested parties. If you wish off the list, kindly notify me and you will be removed. However, this one mailing list is how I notify every one of our events, our walk schedule, tours and rare birds. The Kite & Shorebird Watch at Bucktoe Creek Preserve is sponsored by Delaware Nature Society (DNS) and the Brokaw family. Please contact us at [log in to unmask] with questions or comments. ======================================================================= Report submitted by Larry Lewis ([log in to unmask]) Site Description: High open meadow near Red Clay Creek Directions to site: From Kennett Square, PA (in southern Chester County): Take Union Street south out of town. This becomes Kaolin Road. Make a right onto Hillendale Road. Proceed about 1.5 miles to Sharp Road and make a left. At the second hilltop on Sharp Road, the entrance is on the left across from Candlewyck development. (432 Sharp Rd.) Upon entering driveway, make a right on gravel road opposite first driveway you see on left. Follow gravel road (and the "Hawk Watch" signs for about 1/2 mile to the pavilion on the left and the parking area in the grass to the right. --b1_f1df7186c3c719f3901f82a5caa8bc5f Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"><b>Del. Nature Society's Kite & Shorebird Watch at Bucktoe Creek Preserve</b><br>Avondale, Pennsylvania, USA<br><br><table border="1"><tr><td colspan="4" bgcolor="c0c0e0"><b>Daily Raptor Counts: </b>May 29, 2017</td></tr><tr><td><b><font color="2020c0">Species</font></b></td><td><font color="2020c0">Day's Count</font></td><td><font color="2020c0">Month Total</font></td><td><font color="2020c0">Season Total</font></td></tr><tr><td>Black Vulture</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td></tr> <tr><td>Turkey Vulture</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td></tr> <tr><td>Osprey</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">6</td></tr> <tr><td>Bald Eagle</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td></tr> <tr><td>Northern Harrier</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td></tr> <tr><td>Sharp-shinned Hawk</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td></tr> <tr><td>Cooper's Hawk</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td></tr> <tr><td>Northern Goshawk</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td></tr> <tr><td>Red-shouldered Hawk</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td></tr> <tr><td>Broad-winged Hawk</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td></tr> <tr><td>Red-tailed Hawk</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td></tr> <tr><td>Rough-legged Hawk</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td></tr> <tr><td>Golden Eagle</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td></tr> <tr><td>American Kestrel</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td></tr> <tr><td>Merlin</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td></tr> <tr><td>Peregrine Falcon</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td></tr> <tr><td>Mississippi Kite</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">4</td></tr> <tr><td>Unknown Accipiter</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td></tr> <tr><td>Unknown Buteo</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td></tr> <tr><td>Unknown Falcon</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td></tr> <tr><td>Unknown Eagle</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td></tr> <tr><td>Unknown Raptor</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td></tr> <tr><td><b><font color="c02020">Total:</font></b></td><td align="right"><font color="c02020">0</font></td><td align="right"><font color="c02020">11</font></td><td align="right"><font color="c02020">11</font></td></tr></table><br><br><table cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2"><tr><td>Observation start time: </td><td>12:00:00 </td></tr><tr><td>Observation end time: </td><td>19:30:00 </td></tr><tr><td>Total observation time: </td><td>7.5 hours</td></tr><tr><td>Official Counter</td><td>Larry Lewis</td></tr><tr><td>Observers: </td><td>Kathleen Pileggi</td></tr></table><br><br><br><b>Visitors:</b><br>DELAWARE NATURE SOCIETY’S SOUTHERN CHESTER COUNTY KITE & SHOREBIRD WATCH AT BUCKTOE CREEK PRESERVE <br><br> Visitors (8): Kathleen Pileggi, Angela Benjamin, Kathleen Rengert, Jim Green, Pam Green, Lisa Tull, Mike Harvell . <br><br> Thanks everyone, for coming to beautiful Bucktoe Creek Preserve Kite & Shorebird Watch! <br><br> <br><br><b>Weather:</b><br>Overcast (100% cloud cover), Ceiling - 1,300 ft., Visibility - 10 miles, Temps 61 - 66F, Winds ENE @ 5 - 10 mph.<br><br><b>Raptor Observations:</b><br>----“Raptors” seen, but deemed not to be migrating: 1-Red-shouldered Hawk, 3-Red-tailed Hawk, and numerous Black (5) and Turkey Vultures (10). <br><br> <br><br><b>Non-raptor Observations:</b><br>----“BUCKTOE BIRD BLOG” (BBB) - (Comments on the events & “feel” of the day – read on, if you dare) We see birds, many of them hawks; encounter other wildlife; discuss plants; while striving to laugh and have FUN with it all! Notes on the raptors will be here, other birds and wildlife we notice or discuss, and humorous (I hope) stories and anecdotes. This isn’t brain surgery. Trust me, I know about that. I’ve already been “dead” once (it’s overrated). So, you WILL have to forgive me, but I AM going to have the ultimate fun with what remains of this life! <br><br> TODAY’S ‘BBB:’ ---“Watch the Low Ceiling”--- A “ceiling” (in a meteorological sense) is defined as the height above the earth's surface of the cloud base (or of the lowest cloud layer if there's more than one type of cloud in the sky), covering at least 50% of the sky. A low ceiling is anything below 6,500 feet. Middle clouds are formed at 6,500 feet to 23,000 feet; high above that, up to 40,000 feet. I define a “low ceiling” as birds possibly slipping by us unseen. Our ceiling today was only 1,300 feet. They could have flown under the clouds – that happens, right? That is, if they did fly over us to begin with. And they just might have. Kelley called around 7:15pm to say that she was down at Port Mahon on the Delaware bay-shore, and was seeing large flocks of shorebirds migrating out, heading north in our direction. But we saw no Kites during the day or shorebirds during the evening flight. Another gloomy day, highlighted by a Common Nighthawk, ever-present Blue Grosbeaks, and flyby Great Egret and Green Heron. Our weather is really cramping our style this year. <br><br> ----My thanks to Kathleen Pileggi for posting these sightings to ebird and for helping with this submission to “Hawk Count.” Thanks also, to Delaware Nature Society, and especially, to the Brokaws, for their incredible support and gracious generosity in opening their property to the public for this watch, and oh, so very much more! <br><br> ----ADDITIONAL BIRD HIGHLIGHTS: Shorebirds: 1-Killdeer. <br><br> 1-Great Blue Heron, 1-Great Egret, 1-Green Heron, 1-Yellow-billed Cuckoo, 1-COMMON NIGHTHAWK, 2-Willow Flycatcher, 2-Blue Grosbeak. <br><br> ----OTHER WILDLIFE NOTED: Butterflies (0): Dragonflies (0): Reptiles & Amphibians (0): Mammals (2): Eastern Cottontail, Eastern Chipmunk. <br><br> ----EBNT’s “Walk with Nature” ™ Program Daily Tally with our Fitbits: This is a stationary watch, but if I stay stationary too long, I might tend to “bulk up.” Besides, I am ever so fortunate to be walking unaided, at all! Therefore, I keep moving (if you’ve been here, then you know that I pace endlessly….) - my Fitbit thanks me and its part of my “Walk with Nature” program. So, below are MY results at the watch for the day. Your totals could all be zero, if you choose to sit and relax. You are certainly welcome to take it easy….I simply choose not to, affording me a panoramic view of our entire sky and a bit of exercise. So come join our “Walk with Nature!” ™ Anyway, just for fun, here are my numbers at the site for today (join me, if you wish): Miles: 8.61; Steps: 20,189; Floors: 40. <br><br> ----“SEASON’S BIRD SPECIES LIST” – we at Bucktoe are not just a Kite & Shorebird watch, but conduct a migration tally from the site. We include it here, from time to time (about once a week), to let you know what else we’re seeing here at the Bucktoe Watch. Our tally board, on site, will feature an approximation (very rough, best “guestimate,” – searching for Kites and migrating shorebirds, must remain our primary focus) for totals of each species seen for “The Watch” year. <br><br> TOTAL SPECIES – Identified from watch site: today: 63; this season: 88 <br><br> NEW SPECIES ADDED TODAY TO THIS YEAR’S “WATCH SPECIES LIST (0):” none. <br><br> <br><br><b>Predictions:</b><br>Tomorrow’s flight looks basically like a repeat of this day, with a low ceiling (expected to be only 800 feet tomorrow) and complete cloud cover. The Kites – will be tough to spot in that As for the shorebirds… they will have to come by low to be seen. <br><br> Come join us, folks! We’re here every day thru June 6, 3pm thru 8:30pm. Rain or shine. This report is being sent individually to participants and people deemed to be interested parties. If you wish off the list, kindly notify me and you will be removed. However, this one mailing list is how I notify every one of our events, our walk schedule, tours and rare birds. The Kite & Shorebird Watch at Bucktoe Creek Preserve is sponsored by Delaware Nature Society (DNS) and the Brokaw family. Please contact us at [log in to unmask] with questions or comments. <br><br><hr>Report submitted by Larry Lewis (<a href="mailto:[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]</a>)<br><br><b>Site Description</b><br>High open meadow near Red Clay Creek<br><br><b>Directions to site:</b><br>From Kennett Square, PA (in southern Chester County): <br> <br>Take Union Street south out of town. This becomes Kaolin Road. Make a right onto<br>Hillendale Road. Proceed about 1.5 miles to Sharp Road and make a left. At the<br>second hilltop on Sharp Road, the entrance is on the left across from Candlewyck<br>development. (432 Sharp Rd.) Upon entering driveway, make a right on gravel road<br>opposite first driveway you see on left. Follow gravel road (and the "Hawk<br>Watch" signs for about 1/2 mile to the pavilion on the left and the parking area<br>in the grass to the right.<br> --b1_f1df7186c3c719f3901f82a5caa8bc5f--