Record Days at Fire Island Hawk Watch
1982-2007

compiled by Drew Panko  

(Bold indicates new records set in 2007)

SPECIES MAX DATE OBSERVER
Osprey 184 9/29/07

Diana Teta et al
(Previous 181 Paul Renken & Robert Kurtz on 9/29/01)

Bald Eagle 3
3
10/2/94
10/7/99
Mary Normandia & Sam Crosby
Manny Levine
Northern Harrier 168 9/29/07

Diana Teta et al
(previous 76 on 10/23/93 Peter Q Murphy & Steve D'Amato)

Sharp-shinned Hawk 338 10/1/85 Jerry Bernstein & Mark Marum (in 6.5 hrs)
Cooper's Hawk 16 10/20/05 Walter Chaskel & Ken Thompson
(previous 7 on 10/4/94 Tony Lauro & Robert Kurtz)
Northern Goshawk 2
2
2
2
11/2/93
11/4/93
11/5/00
10/30/01
Tony Lauro
Irv Cantor
Robert & Edith Wilson
Trudy Battaly & Drew Panko
Red-shouldered 1
1
1
1
10/10/93
10/11/93
11/2/00
10/28/01
Robert Kurtz
Manny Levine
Trudy Battaly & Drew Panko
Shawn & MaryBeth Billerman
Broad-winged Hawk 1     10 records earliest:  9/17/84  Dteve Dempsey
latest:  11/7/93  Tony Lauro & Pat Lindsay
one eastbound: 10/1/97 Ted Leviness & Robert Kurz
Red-tailed Hawk 1      9 records earliest:  9/11/95  Steve D'Amato
latest:  11/13/97  Rudy Stutzman
Rough-legged Hawk 2
2
11/7/92
10/19/99
Robert Paxton
Walter Chasket & Robert Kurtz
Golden Eagle 1 10/25&27/92 Steve D'Amato & Tony Lauro
American Kestrel 1386 10/1/87 Steve Walter & Steve Dempsey
Merlin 319
292
291
9/29/07
10/1/87
9/28/02
Diana Teta et al
Steve Walter & Steve Dempsey
Steve D'Amato & Diana Teta
Peregrine Falcon 61 10/11/99 Robert Kurtz
(previous 49, 10/2/89 Don Thompson)
Turkey Vulture 1 11/3/2006

Linda Puglielli, the Wilsons & Steve D"Amato

Total Hawks 1920 10/1/87 Steve Walter & Steve Dempsey
Total Hawk Species 10 10/10/93 Robert Kurtz

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Other species:

Monarch Butterflies: 18,000/hr - 10/3/85 - Trudy Battaly (between rain showers.)
                                 40,000/da - 9/29/85 - Robert Kurtz
Question Marks - 105 - 10/6/88 - Steve Walter
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds - 39 - 9/9/89 - Drew Panko & James Vellozzi 
                                                (also 33 on 9/10/89 Mary Normandia)
Pine Siskins - 990 - 10/19/85 - Drew Panko & Trudy Battaly (2.5 hrs)
Snow Geese - 4300 - 10/04/98 - Mary Normandia & Sam Crosby
; also 3000 - 10/16/88 - Irv Cantor
Belted Kingfisher -23 - 9/24/00 - Shawn Billerman


Webmaster:  Trudy Battaly merlin@pipeline.com or BAT'S BYTES (alias Biology and Ecology) Updated: 09/07/08