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Lighthouse Point Hawkwatch Saturday final

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Dana Campbell
Sun, Nov 2, 2025 1:08 AM

New Haven, Lighthouse Point Park Hawkwatch
45 migrating raptors counted:
9 Northern Harriers (incl. 2 Gray Ghosts
9 Sharp-shinned Hawks
7 Cooper's Hawks
1 AMERICAN GOSHAWK (juvenile)
3 Bald Eagles (2 adults, 1 immature)
2 Red-tailed Hawks
3 American Kestrels
9 Merlins
2 Peregrine Falcons

Thanks to contributions by a crew of excellent observers: Ed Haesche, Ken
Merrifield, Bobbi Fisher, Tom Murray, Sara Zagorski,and Julian Hough.

Tomorrow: cooler, light WNW wind turning W in the afternoon, partly cloudy.
Morning will be best.

Morning flight today is recorded in eBird Checklist S282407631. We had  2
thousand Common Grackles, 804 Cedar Waxwings, 446 American Robins, and many
other species.

The Rev. Dana L. Campbell (she, her, hers)
East Hartford, CT dana.l.campbell@gmail.com
dana.l.campbell@gmail.com

Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.
- Benjamin Franklin

New Haven, Lighthouse Point Park Hawkwatch 45 migrating raptors counted: 9 Northern Harriers (incl. 2 Gray Ghosts 9 Sharp-shinned Hawks 7 Cooper's Hawks 1 AMERICAN GOSHAWK (juvenile) 3 Bald Eagles (2 adults, 1 immature) 2 Red-tailed Hawks 3 American Kestrels 9 Merlins 2 Peregrine Falcons Thanks to contributions by a crew of excellent observers: Ed Haesche, Ken Merrifield, Bobbi Fisher, Tom Murray, Sara Zagorski,and Julian Hough. Tomorrow: cooler, light WNW wind turning W in the afternoon, partly cloudy. Morning will be best. Morning flight today is recorded in eBird Checklist S282407631. We had 2 thousand Common Grackles, 804 Cedar Waxwings, 446 American Robins, and many other species. The Rev. Dana L. Campbell (she, her, hers) East Hartford, CT <dana.l.campbell@gmail.com> dana.l.campbell@gmail.com Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God. - Benjamin Franklin