Chimney Rock
Martinsville, NJ, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: 9/8/2012
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total | |
| BV | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TV | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| OS | 11 | 74 | 74 | |
| BE | 3 | 13 | 13 | |
| NH | 3 | 8 | 8 | |
| SS | 6 | 21 | 21 | |
| CH | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| NG | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RS | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| BW | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| RT | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RL | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GE | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| AK | 4 | 29 | 29 | |
| ML | 0 | 7 | 7 | |
| PG | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| UI | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| Total | 29 | 161 | 161 | |
| Hours | 8.5 | 66.5 | 66.5 |
Notes : SSE Wind. Day ended with storms, high winds and tornado
warnings. Dark colored red-tailed observed. 1st brown-headed
cowbird of season.
John Kee
From Mike Hiotis:
Hey Jonathan,
This morning I was fortunate to find a Buff-breasted Sandpiper that was spooked with 4 Pectorals by a farm machine. They were distant in the scope in the southwestern end of the central fields looking from Skillman Road into the Selody Sod Farm. There were dozens of Killdeer present but I did not count the group which was dispersed throughout the property. Big thanks to J.E……
Mike Hiotis
Chimney Rock
Martinsville, NJ, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: 9/7/2012
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total | |
| BV | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TV | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| OS | 12 | 63 | 63 | |
| BE | 3 | 10 | 10 | |
| NH | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
| SS | 3 | 15 | 15 | |
| CH | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| NG | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RS | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| BW | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| RT | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RL | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GE | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| AK | 4 | 25 | 25 | |
| ML | 1 | 7 | 7 | |
| PG | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| UI | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Total | 26 | 132 | 132 | |
| Hours | 10.2 | 58.0 | 58.0 |
Notes : SW wind. 3 Bald Eagles between 2 and 3PM. Ospreys to date
have contributed nearly 48% of the season total with 12 today.
John Kee
Chimney Rock
Martinsville, NJ, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: 9/6/2012
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total | |
| BV | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TV | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| OS | 3 | 51 | 51 | |
| BE | 1 | 7 | 7 | |
| NH | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| SS | 2 | 12 | 12 | |
| CH | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| NG | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RS | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| BW | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| RT | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RL | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GE | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| AK | 2 | 21 | 21 | |
| ML | 1 | 6 | 6 | |
| PG | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| UI | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | 106 | 106 | |
| Hours | 8.0 | 47.8 | 47.8 |
Notes : Southwest winds. Adult Bald Eagle at 12:15 PM. 53 species of
birds observed today. Nice job Jeff Ellerbusch with Philadelphia
Vireo and other firsts of season incl., BG Gnatcatcher,
Bobolink, Swainson’s Thrush and Blackburnian Warbler.
John Kee
Chimney Rock
Martinsville, NJ, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: 9/5/2012
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total | |
| BV | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TV | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| OS | 5 | 48 | 48 | |
| BE | 1 | 6 | 6 | |
| NH | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| SS | 4 | 10 | 10 | |
| CH | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| NG | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RS | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| BW | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| RT | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RL | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GE | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| AK | 5 | 19 | 19 | |
| ML | 2 | 5 | 5 | |
| PG | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| UI | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 22 | 96 | 96 | |
| Hours | 10.0 | 39.8 | 39.8 |
Notes : NW wind. 1st Broad-winged Hawks of this season. Juvenile Bald
Eagle.
John Kee
From Alan Boyd:
Hi Jonathan,
This afternoon about 5:30 there were a half-dozen or so common nighthawks over our house in Roxbury.
Alan Boyd
A good migration morning at Chimney Rock in Martinsville is reported by Jeff Ellerbusch.
White-eyed Vireo – a continuing juvenile
Philadelphia Vireo – Appeared within a small, mixed flock of warblers and REVIs, at roughly 9:10. Seen very well.
Red-eyed Vireo – 10 (at least)
Red-breasted Nuthatch – 2
Swainson Thrush – 3
Cedar Waxwing – 40
Black-and-white Warbler – 10 (at least)
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart – 15 (at least)
Northern Parula – 10 (at least)
Magnolia Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Scarlet Tanager – 2
Bobolink – 4 flyovers
Baltimore Oriole
From Mike Hiotis:
Hey Jonathan,
An afternoon stroll thru Glenhurst Meadows brought me a nice look at a vocal Lincoln’s Sparrow on the trail between the 2 ponds near the tower (the usual spot). It popped up nicely once then buried itself somewhere.
I came upon a few pods of Warblers incl; 4 Redstarts, 3 Northern Waterthrush, BTBlue, BTGreen, 3 Magnolia, Canada, Chestnut-sided & C. Yellowthroat+….
Flycatchers were well represented with 8+ Phoebes, 4 Pewees and 4 Traill’s types….
Mike Hiotis
Selody Sod Farm in Montgomery Township continues to be a local hotspot for mud/grasspipers. By this afternoon, the tally was 5 adult American Golden-Plovers, 3 Buff-breasted Sandpipers, 1 Semipalmated Plover and ~60 Killdeer.
At Weston Cross Way, Jeff Ellerbusch found another adult American Golden-Plover with 29 Killdeer.
Jeff viewed 4 Semipalmated Sandpipers from the D&R/Weston Canal area.
Chimney Rock
Martinsville, NJ, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: 9/4/2012
| Species | Day’s Count | Month Total | Season Total | |
| BV | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TV | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| OS | 16 | 43 | 43 | |
| BE | 3 | 5 | 5 | |
| NH | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| SS | 5 | 6 | 6 | |
| CH | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| NG | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RS | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| BW | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RT | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RL | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GE | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| AK | 9 | 14 | 14 | |
| ML | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| PG | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| UI | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 36 | 74 | 74 | |
| Hours | 7.0 | 29.8 | 29.8 |
Notes : Winds from the East. Fog, Haze then Rain. One resident
Peregrine appears to be missing a primary on right wing with
uneven secondaries. Great-crested flycatcher and Eastern
Kingbird. 37 total avian species observed today.
John Kee
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