The Golden Eagle season is underway at the Franklin Mt. Hawkwatch near Oneonta. Three goldens were counted today, bringing this year's total to six. 274 Red-tailed Hawks and 14 Bald Eagles also passed the lookout today.
Franklin Mt. has averaged around 180 Golden Eagles annually for the past dozen years, with the peak in the middle two weeks of November. Best flights are on north or northwest winds--typically a day or two after passage of a cold front. More information, including directions to the hawkwatch, are available at www.franklinmt.org. Visitors are advised to dress warmly--the lookout is exposed and often colder than expected. E-mail alerts for anticipated good flights are sent out approximately once a week. Anyone wishing to be added to the alert list should contact me. Andy Mason Franklin Mt. Hawkwatch -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
