F I R E : Fire Island Raptor Enumerators

Metropolitan Region - 2002 

(Updated 09/01/2003 )

Results for Fall Migration, 2002 for 7 Hawk Watches in the Metropolitan Region 
 

Long-term Trends for Hawk Species

Regional Summary

 Osprey Bald Eagle Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk Cooper's Hawk Northern Goshawk
Broad-winged Hawks Red Shouldered Hawks Red-tailed Hawks

Golden Eagles

 American Kestrels Merlins Peregrines

Percent Deviation for 2002 Data

% DEVIATION OF # OF HAWKS COUNTED IN 2000 FROM THE 18-YEAR AVERAGE OF THE SAME WATCHSITE

BV

TV

OS

BE

NH

SS

CH

NG

RS

BW

RT

GE

AK

ML

PG

TH

HRS

days

INLAND WATCH SITES

MP

-54

-43

+17

+118

-26

-51

-29

-54

-23

-16

-40

-51

-25

-28

-15

-24

-6

-7

HM

?

+65

+14

+84

-33

-28

-15

-90

***

-17

***

-45

-34

-8

+6

-19

-25

-13

MC

+208

+69

+3

+52

-41

-29

+98

-17

-33

-67

-41

-63

-32

-2

+61

-54

-11

-11

CR

+336

-34

-38

+16

-54

-46

-27

-48

-53

-63

+45

-84

-37

-2

-15

-54

-11

-21

QR

+380

+34

-2

+27

-14

-36

+35

-33

-45

-67

-41

-15

-36

-41

+37

-56

-16

-13

COASTAL WATCH SITES

LH

**

+129

-28

+174

-36

-2

-17

-40

-9

-71

+33

+260

-40

-26

+4

-22

+3

-4

FI

**

**

+2

-57

-22

-45

+25

**

**

**

**

**

-41

+15

+9

-21

-1

-1

Abbreviations: MP-Mount Peter, HM-Hook Mtn., CR-Chestnut Ridge (Butler), MC-Mountclair, BO-Boontown, QR-Quaker Ridge, LH-Lighthouse Pt., FT-Fort Tilden, FI- Fire Island
OS-Osprey, BE-Bald Eagle, NH-Northern Harrier, SS-Sharp-shinned Hawk, CH-Cooper's Hawk, NG-Northern Goshawk, RS-Red-shouldered Hawk, BW-Broad-winged Hawk, RT-Red-tailed Hawk, AK-American Kestrel, ML-Merlin, PG-Peregrine Falcon
**Watchsites with such low numbers that the data is not meaningful. ***Watches whose coverage has not been consistent enough to give a meaningful number for the 16 year average.
FIRE 

Last Updated on 09/01/03
By Gertrude R. Battaly
Email: merlin@pipeline.com