Date:         Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:03:44 -0400
Reply-To:     Mark McShane <eagleeyed@BELLSOUTH.NET>
Sender:       Georgia Birders Online <GABO-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Mark McShane <eagleeyed@BELLSOUTH.NET>
Subject:      Fort Mountain State Park,
              West Overlook - Late Afternoon Hawkwatch - 10/25/09

Hi All,

I got a very late start today trying to continue feeling out fall
hawkwatching in northwest Georgia.  Finally though I was set up on the
West Overlook platform at Fort Mountain State Park by 3:30PM this
afternoon on a gorgeous day!  Highlights were one southbound Sharpie, one
northbound accipiter spp., a group of 36 southbound Turkey Vultures, and a
southbound group of 47 Tree Swallows very high!

The e-Bird report:

Location:     Fort Mountain SP
Observation date:     10/25/09
Notes:     Hawkwatched from the Fort Mountain State Park West Overlook
platform from 3:30PM until about 6:05PM, most of the activity was prior to
5PM.  A mostly sunny day, but a bit hazy, winds were mostly from the
northwest at 3 to 10 mph, visibility was 47+ miles.  Temperatures ranged
approximately from 70 to 60 degrees F.
Number of species:     5

Black Vulture     6
Turkey Vulture     94
Sharp-shinned Hawk     1
Accipiter sp.     1
Red-tailed Hawk (Eastern)     5
Tree Swallow     47

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

Good Birding All!

Mark

Mark McShane
Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia
http://neargareport.blogspot.com

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