May 24, 2026
My New Book Is Here
I am pleased to report that The Peregrine Falcon from Schiffer Books -- the folks who did such a beautiful…
Two weeks ago, I posted two days of raptor counts from State Line Hawk Watch.
A birder asked what all the abbreviations stood for.
Do you know? (I left the totals for clues…)
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper’s Hawk
Northern Goshawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Golden Eagle
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Unknown Accipiter
Unknown Buteo
Unknown Falcon
Unknown Eagle
Unknown Raptor
(Shamelessly copied from Jim Thomson’s Raccoon Ridge hawkwatch counts posted on JerseyBirds)
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Diane
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper’s Hawk
Northern Goshawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Golden Eagle
American Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Unknown Accipiter
Unknown Buteo
Unknown Falcon
Unknown Eagle
Unknown Raptor
(Shamelessly copied from Jim Thomson’s Raccoon Ridge hawkwatch counts posted on JerseyBirds)