Romero Canyon hawkwatch this afternoon
I hiked up the Romero Canyon trail to the hawkwatch site above Bella Vista Drive this afternoon and watched from about 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
I had one flyby of a possible Broad-winged Hawk. The bird was below eye level and most of my photos only showed its upper side, but it angled a bit toward the end to give a view of the underparts. I'd be grateful for input on the ID. Photos are in this list: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S48680660 Besides the hawkwatch proper, I also counted birds on the hike up and the hike back down: Hike up: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S48677818 Hike down: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S48681982 Total raptor counts across all three lists are below. I tried to avoid double-counting, but the accipiter count may be a bit inflated since they were flying both east and west and I counted them both ways. Broad-winged (?): 1 Sharp-shinned/Coopers: 3 Sharp-shinned: 16 Cooper's: 9 Red-tailed: 4 Northern Harrier: 1 Red-shouldered Hawk: 1 (heard calling from the residential area below) American Kestral: 3 Turkey Vulture: 12 Thanks. John Callender Carpinteria
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