Hawk Watch: 22-Apr-2003 It was a good thing I went out birding at Magee the day before, because my hawk watch shift on Tuesday of this week was a bust. Winds were from the northwest at 10-15 mph. Temps were in the low 40's. Skies were overcast. During my 9-12 shift, I recorded one migrating raptor: a Sharp-shinned Hawk who buzzed the tower. I saw some local Bald Eagles flying around. I also saw three Bonaparte's Gulls in breeding plumage. In the water near the tower there was a pair of Hooded Mergs and a few Blue-winged Teal. I didn't stay around when my shift was over, nor did I bird anywhere else.

In the backyard on the 22nd, there was a White-throated Sparrow in the morning.