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The following table is for the years 1974 through 2010.

Species

Largest count
day

#

Largest count
year

#

OSPREY

Sept. 18, 1996

43

1996

86

BALD EAGLE

Sept. 19, 1996
Sept. 28, 2010

16

2010

137

GOLDEN EAGLE

Nov. 16, 2009

9

2010

54

NORTHERN HARRIER

Oct. 4, 2000
Sept. 30, 2001

5

1997
2010

19

SHARP-SHINNED HAWK

Oct 9, 2010

126

2010

805

COOPER'S HAWK

Oct. 4, 1987

108

1987

230

RED-SHOULDERED HAWK

Oct 22, 2010

5

1966

24

BROAD-WINGED HAWK

Sept. 20, 1974

2684

1974

10501

RED-TAILED HAWK

Nov. 3, 1991

107

2007

364

ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK

All

1

2001

2

AMERICAN KESTREL

Sept. 20, 1991

28

1991

94

MERLIN

Oct. 6, 1996

6

2001

11

PEREGRINE

Sept. 30 2009

6

2009

15

GOSHAWK

Oct. 3, 1976

3

1976

3

The broad-winged hawk is the most common bird sighted. While observation dates range from August 12 to December 13, most broadwings (53%) come through in the five-day period surrounding September 21.