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The following table is for the years 1974 through 2005.

Species

Largest count
day

#

Largest count
year

#

OSPREY

Sept. 18, 1996

43

1996

86

BALD EAGLE

Sept. 19, 1996

16

2006

56

GOLDEN EAGLE

Nov. 15, 2000

8

2000

27

NORTHERN HARRIER

Oct. 4, 2000
Sept. 30, 2001

5

1997

19

SHARP-SHINNED HAWK

Oct 7, 1991

108

1991

548

COOPER'S HAWK

Oct. 4, 1987

108

1987

230

RED-SHOULDERED HAWK

Oct 11, 1998
Oct. 28, 2001

4

1966

24

BROAD-WINGED HAWK

Sept. 20, 1974

2684

1974

10501

RED-TAILED HAWK

Nov. 3, 1991

107

1991

247

ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK

All

1

2001

2

AMERICAN KESTREL

Sept. 20, 1991

28

1991

94

MERLIN

Oct. 6, 1996

6

2001

11

PEREGRINE

Sept. 27 2003

4

2003

12

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. In 1999, that number was 73%.