Landis Arboretum Hawk Watch

What a beautiful day at the Landis Arboretum in Esperance, Schoharie Co. It was a great day, although did not get the number of hawks that I was hoping for.

Here is what we saw as far as raptors -

Bald Eagle - 1
Broad-winged Hawk - 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 2
Northern Harrier - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 3*
Turkey Vulture - 5*
Unidentified Raptor - 6
Unidentified Buteo - 3

*the most seen at one time

Most interesting raptor not seen was Osprey, as I have seen that raptor on most of my spring hawk watches at the Arboretum when the weather was cooperative.

In addition to these raptors the follow birds were identified during the day -

Mallard
Rock Pigeon
Northern Flicker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Eastern Phoebe
Tree Swallow
Blue Jay
Common Raven
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Thrasher
American Robin
Eastern Bluebird
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Northern Cardinal
Purple Finch
House Finch
American Goldfinch
Eastern Towhee
Dark-eyed Junco
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Song Sparrow