Greene Valley #Hawkwatch 11/25-30 Results While I was away our team recoded the following: 4-TV 5-Bald Eagle 1- Sharpie 32-Redtail 5-Roughleg 3-Golden Eagle 2-Peregrine 2-Merlin 3-Unknown They also recorded 6 Whooping Cranes on the final day. See Hawkcount.org for all results. #birds

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Greene Valley #Hawkwatch 11/18 thru 11/24 Results Several days of no birds. 1-Bald Eagle 1-N Harrier 1-Coop 1-Sharpie 3-Red-shoulder 6-Redtail 1-Rough-leg 1-Merlin The young Sandhill Crane stayed with us until 11/23 when it joined 2 others heading south. www.hawkcount.org #birds AK, RS, SACR

Greene Valley #Hawkwatch Recent results from 11/10-11/17. 1-TV 2-N Harrier 5-Bald Eagle 2-Sharp-shinnedHawk 2-Cooper’s Hawk 5-Red-shouldered Hawk 13-Red-tailed Hawk 5-Rough-legged Hawk 1-Golden Eagle 1-Merlin 2-Unknown #birds www.hawkcount.org Golden Eagle, Roughleg, Merlin, Kestrel.

Greene Valley #Hawkwatch 11/9/25 Results. Cold, mostly cloudy and NNW winds. Most of the time viewed from car. 1400 Sandhill Cranes 4-TV 4-Bald Eagle 11-Red-tailed Hawks 1-Rough-legged Hawk 1-Unknown Buteo ebird.org/checklist/S2... #birds American Pipit, local eagle

Greene Valley #Hawkwatch Two days of few hawks. 11/6/25 1-Red-tailed Hawk 1-Rough-legged Hawk 11/7/25 1-Turkey Vulture Horned Lark Flo the Flamingo Colorado the Bighorn Sheep

Greene Valley #Hawkwatch 11/5/25 Results. Strong NW winds and mostly sunny. 3-Bald Eagle 2-N Harrier 1-Sharp-shinned Hawk 1- Red-shouldered Hawk 4-Red-tailed Hawk ebird.org/checklist/S2... #birds Local Bald Eagle picked up bottle and flew around the hill looking for missing cap.

Greene Valley #Hawkwatch 11/4/25 Results. South wind and partly to mostly sunny. A lone Red-tailed Hawk was the only migrant. An inversion layer created a Fata Morgana effect along the horizon this morning. The mirage distorted towers and buildings appeared where there were none. Coop too.

Greene Valley #Hawkwatch 11/3/25 Results. Sunny with WNW winds. 43-TV 1-Cooper’s Hawk 1-Red-shouldered Hawk 1-Red-tailed Hawk ebird.org/checklist/S2... #birds A couple of Red shoulder shots, Snow Bunting and Lapland Longspur

Greene Valley #Hawkwatch 11/2/25 Results. SW wind and good sky. Slow day all around. 2-TV 1-Bald Eagle 1-Red-tailed Hawk 1-Unknown ebird.org/checklist/S2... #birds Local Kestrel, “Wylie the Coati” and Willy the Coyote.

Greene Valley #Hawkwatch 11/1/25 Results. Light westerly wind and mostly cloudy. 25-TV 2-Sharpies 2-Red-shoulder 6-Redtail 1-Short-eared Owl ebird.org/checklist/S2... #birds Having 800mm helped to get these high flying birds. Common Loon, Short-eared Owl, Lima Lima flight team.

Greene Valley #Hawkwatch 10/31/25 Results. WNW winds and variable sky 84-TV 2-Bald Eagle 1-N Harrier 1-Sharpie 1-Red-shouldered 7-Redtail 1-Golden Eagle 1-Kestrel 1-Merlin 1-Unknown Chocolate the Moose on Frontier Air ebird.org/checklist/S2... #birds Merlin flight and perch, Kestrel

Greene Valley #Hawkwatch 10/29/25 Results. Good sky but ENE winds. Not many raptors between us and the lake. 6-Turkey Vulture 1-Bald Eagle Better wind tomorrow. ebird.org/checklist/S2... #birds Redtail, young Bald Eagle, Kestrel, Vesper Sparrow

Greene Valley #Hawkwatch 10/28/25 Results. East wind and partly sunny. 1-Turkey Vulture 1-Bald Eagle 2- N Harrier 4-Sharpie-shinned Hawk 1-Cooper’s Hawk 1-Merlin 1-Unknown Buteo ebird.org/checklist/S2... #birds Merlin, Redtail

Greene Valley #Hawkwatch 10/27/25 Results. Another sunny, east wind day. Only migrants were a Sharp-shinned Hawk and a Red-tailed Hawk. Border Patrol chopper flew over us again today. My salute is shown below. ebird.org/checklist/S2... #birds Kestrel and flying buddies.

Greene Valley #Hawkwatch 10/26/25 Results Blue dome and east winds. 1-Bald Eagle 2-Red-shouldered Hawk 1-Red-tailed Hawk ebird.org/checklist/S2... #birds Too cold to wear the new shirt from wearthemout so turned into a seat cover. A handicapped Kestrel?

Greene Valley #Hawkwatch 10/25/25 Results. Mostly cloudy and easterly winds. 1-TV 1-N Harrier 1-Bald Eagle 1-Cooper’s Hawk 1-Red-shouldered Hawk 4-Red-tailed Hawk 1-Merlin No sighting of border patrol chopper today. ebird.org/checklist/S2... #birds Harrier, Merlin and Kestrel, Mourning Dove

Greene Valley #Hawkwatch 10/23/25 Results. Good sky and WNW wind. 227-TV 4- Bald Eagle 3-N Harrier 14- Sharp-shinned Hawk 4-Cooper’s Hawk 1-Red-shouldered Hawk 16-Red-tailed Hawk 2-American Kestrel 2-Merlin 1-Unknown ebird.org/checklist/S2... #birds Kestrel and Redtail

Greene Valley #Hawkwatch 10/22/25 Results. Gray sky and WNW wind. 180-TV 2-Bald Eagle 1-N Harrier 1-Sharp-shinned Hawk 3- Red-shouldered Hawk 1-Red-tailed Hawk 1-Unknown ebird.org/checklist/S2... #birds Another border patrol chopper flyover today. Young Harrier and Male Kestrel

Greene Valley #Hawkwatch 10/21/25 Results. Westerly winds and mostly cloudy. 9-TV 3-Sharpie 1-Coop 2-Red-Shouldered 7-Redtail 1-Merlin 1-Unknown ebird.org/checklist/S2... #birds Merlin and another flyover of Noem’s nuts.

Greene Valley #Hawkwatch 10/20/25 Results. Day 50 back to blue skies and south winds. 19-TV 3-Bald Eagle 1-Peregrine Falcon ebird.org/checklist/S2... #birds Bald Eagle, Peregrine Falcon, Cooper’s Hawk

Greene Valley #Hawkwatch 10/19/25 Results The Winds of Change. NW wind and good sky. 179 migrants 103-TV 3-Osprey 5-Bald Eagle 5-NHarrier 26-SHarpies 4-Coops 2-Red-shoulder 27-Redtails 1-Golden Eagle 2-Merlin 1-Unknown ebird.org/checklist/S2... #birds Osprey with lunch. Lapland Longspur

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Greene Valley #Hawkwatch 10/18/25 results. Slow day with southerly winds. 1-Bald Eagle 2-Cooper’s Hawk 1-Peregrine Falcon ebird.org/checklist/S2... #birds Protested by myself on this “No Kings” day. I also gave the proper salute to this Border Patrol chopper when it flew over the hill. 🖕🖕

Greene Valley #Hawkwatch 10/16/25 Results. ESE wind and mostly sunny. 10-Turkey Vulture 3-Bald Eagle 1 -Northern Harrier 3-Sharpie-shinned Hawk 1-Red-tailed Hawk 1-Peregrine Falcon 1- Unknown Raptor #birds ebird.org/checklist/S2... Peregrine, Coop, and RT attacking young eagle

Greene Valley #Hawkwatch 10/15/25 Results. Overcast and ENE winds. 9-Turkey Vultures 1 -Merlin #birds ebird.org/checklist/S2...

Greene Valley #Hawkwatch 10/14/2025 Results Mostly cloudy and NE winds. 4-TV 1-Osprey 5-Sharp-shinned Hawk 3-Cooper’s Hawk 3-Red-tailed Hawk ebird.org/checklist/S2...

Greene Valley #Hawkwatch 10/13/25 Results. We saw few raptors today and none were migrants. Light southerly winds and overcast skies aren’t the conditions the birds want. The other Chicago area sites did no better. We did get to watch the paint dry on the water tower. ebird.org/checklist/S2...

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Greene Valley #Hawkwatch 10/12/25 Results. SE winds and partly cloudy. Someday the weather will change and we will see some birds. 4-TV 2-Bald Eagle 4-Sharp-shinned Hawk 2-Cooper’s Hawk 1-Red-tailed Hawk ebird.org/checklist/S2... #birds Adult Coop and Redtail

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Greene Valley #Hawkwatch 10/11/25 Results. NE wind and 50/50 sky. 2- TV 1-Osprey 4-Bald Eagle 2- N Harrier 6-Sharpie-shinned Hawk 2-Cooper’s Hawk 8-Red-tailed Hawk 1- Merlin 1-Unknown Buteo ebird.org/checklist/S2... #birds

Greene Valley #Hawkwatch 10/10/25 Results. Rain shortened day with SW winds. 3-Bald Eagle 1-Sharp-shinned Hawk ebird.org/checklist/S2... #birds Immature Bald Eagle and Cedar Waxwings.

Greene Valley #Hawkwatch 10/9/25 Results. Blue dome and light SE wind. 3-TV 1-Osprey 2-Bald Eagle 1- Sharp-shinned Hawk 1-Cooper’s Hawk 1-Red-tailed Hawk ebird.org/checklist/S2... #birds Lapland Longspur (short-winged race?) and Coop going through a pre-flight checklist.

Greene Valley #Hawkwatch 10/8/25 Results Northeast winds and good sky. 17 TV 13 Bald Eagle 11 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 Cooper’s Hawk 5 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Golden Eagle 3 American Kestrel 1 Merlin 2 Unknown ebird.org/checklist/S2... #birds Golden vs Bald and Peregrine

Greene Valley #Hawkwatch 10/7/25 Results North winds brought some birds after the rain cleared. 4-TV 1-Osprey 6-Bald Eagle 1-N Harrier 12-Sharpies 1-Coop 4-Redtail 2-Kestrel 3-Merlin 1-Peregrine 1-Unknown ebird.org/checklist/S2... #birds Merlin put on a show and a sharpie.

Greene Valley #Hawkwatch 10/6/25 Results A little push before a change in the weather. 12-TV 2-Osprey 1-Bald Eagle 1-N Harrier 10-Sharpie 1-Coop 3-Redtail 1-Merlin ebird.org/checklist/S2... #birds

Greene Valley #Hawkwatch 10/15/25 Results Only 2 migrants on moderate to strong south winds. A Sharp-shinned Hawk hugged the hillside slowly making its way south. A Merlin sliced through the wind above the horizon then took the same path as the sharpie. ebird.org/checklist/S2... #birds BE, RT

Greene Valley #Hawkwatch 10/4/25 Migrants on a blue dome SW wind day. 1-Bald Eagle 5-Sharp-shinned Hawks 1-Cooper’s Hawk 2-Merlins 2-Peregrine Falcons ebird.org/checklist/S2... #birds Eagle, crow, and Herring Gull

Greene Valley #Hawkwatch 10/3/25 Results A few birds on light SW winds. 1-Osprey 2-Sharpies 2-Coops 1-Broadwing 2-Redtail 1-Peregrine ebird.org/checklist/S2... #birds Cooper’s Hawk awaiting my arrival. Adult Sharp-shinned, and Eastern Meadowlark.

Greene Valley #Hawkwatch 10/2/25 Slow day with little wind. Only migrant was this young Peregrine that stooped on a Redtail before circling up and moving south. Little local activity as well. Mostly TVs. ebird.org/checklist/S2... #birds

Greene Valley #Hawkwatch 10/1/25 Results 2-TV 8-Sharpies 1-Redtail 1-Kestrel 2-Peregrines ebird.org/checklist/S2... #birds Coop dancing on a table. Redtail trying to figure out how to skin a Dekay’s snake.

170.000 RAPTORS IN ONE DAY! After yesterday’s heavy rain and a quiet morning, today the sky exploded with Steppe Buzzards and large eagles! Continuing from 10 am until almost the end of the count. At some point, we counted over 14.000 raptors in less than 20 minutes. THAT'S BATUMI! #ornithology

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Greene Valley #Hawkwatch 9/30/25. Another slow day. But did have a Summer Tanager on the fence. 1-Bald Eagle 1-Sharpie 1-Coop 1-Unknown Accip 1-Merlin ebird.org/checklist/S2... #birds Young Coop and Redtail, American Pipit

Greene Valley #Hawkwatch “Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day” was the theme of the day. Blue dome with little wind is not what migrant hawks like. A big zero for the day. Only bird photo is of adult Red-headed Woodpecker which escorted jr away. ebird.org/checklist/S2... #birds

Greene Valley #Hawkwatch 9/28/25 Results It was back to east winds and hazy blue skies but still saw a few migrants. 1-Osprey 5-Sharp-shinned Hawks 1-Northern Harrier 1-Broad-winged Hawk 1-Red-Tailed Hawk ebird.org/checklist/S2... #birds Young harrier, young Cooper’s Hawk, and Male Kestrel.

Greene Valley #Hawkwatch 9/27/25 Had some birds today for a DBC field trip. 3-TV 3-Osprey 6-Bald Eagle 13-Sharpies 2-Coops 23-Broadwings 4-Redtail 1-Merlin 2-Peregrine ebird.org/checklist/S2... #birds Broad-winged Hawk, Peregrines, and young Bald Eagle pictured.

Greene Valley #Hawkwatch 9/26/25 Slower day with light westerly winds and a blue, hazy dome. 1-TV 3-BE 1-NH 4-SS ebird.org/checklist/S2... Same Coop as yesterday? These 3 eagles were sharing (?) the same thermal over the hill. #birds