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A Northern Westchester & Eastern Putnam Counties, New York
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Celebrating 97 Years of Conservation 1913-2010


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2007 Hawkwatch

In 2007 Bedford Audubon Society resumed the Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch at the Butler Ridge Sanctuary. Hawks were counted from August 20-November 18 as part of a long term study on raptor migration along the coast in conjunction with the Audubon Greenwich’s Quaker Ridge Hawkwatch.

During this period the following the following raptors were counted:

Species Individuals Counted
Black Vulture 22
Turkey Vulture 690
Osprey 236
Bald Eagle 43
Northern Harrier 93
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1512
Cooper's Hawk 285
Northern Goshawk 6
Red-shouldered Hawk 60
Broad-winged Hawk 2201
Red-tailed Hawk 121
Golden Eagle 1
American Kestrel 206
Merlin 17
Peregrine Falcon 15

Click to download a pdf of a PowerPoint presentation giving count details and a comparison of 2007 results with 2000 and 2001 counts

2000 Hawkwatch    2001 Hawkwatch    2008 Hawkwatch

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