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

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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

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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

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A couple of Red shoulder shots, Snow Bunting and Lapland Longspur

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11/2/25 Results. SW wind and good sky. Slow day all around.

2-TV
1-Bald Eagle
1-Red-tailed Hawk
1-Unknown

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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

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Having 800mm helped to get these high flying birds.
Common Loon, Short-eared Owl, Lima Lima flight team.

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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Too cold to wear the new shirt from wearthemout so turned into a seat cover.
A handicapped Kestrel?

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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.

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Harrier, Merlin and Kestrel, Mourning Dove

He has collected the balls of Fox hosts and house/senate republicans. So yes he is having a ball.

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

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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

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Another border patrol chopper flyover today.

Young Harrier and Male Kestrel

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10/21/25 Results. Westerly winds and mostly cloudy.
9-TV
3-Sharpie
1-Coop
2-Red-Shouldered
7-Redtail
1-Merlin
1-Unknown

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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

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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

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Osprey with lunch. Lapland Longspur

not much to argue about on this one, I guess

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10/18/25 results. Slow day with southerly winds.
1-Bald Eagle
2-Cooper’s Hawk
1-Peregrine Falcon

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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. 🖕🖕

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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

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Peregrine, Coop, and RT attacking young eagle

eBird Checklist - 15 Oct 2025 - Greene Valley - EGV22 - 21 species Submitted by J.A. Smith.

Greene Valley #Hawkwatch

10/15/25 Results. Overcast and ENE winds.
9-Turkey Vultures
1 -Merlin

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Replace that photo with Mike “less” Johnson and you could use the same line.

eBird Checklist - 14 Oct 2025 - Greene Valley - EGV22 - 25 species Submitted by J.A. Smith.

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

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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.

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The Democracy Hawk Collection is made for those who stand tall, speak up, and wear what they stand for.
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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

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Adult Coop and Redtail

It's almost like they're trying to tell us something...

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eBird Checklist - 11 Oct 2025 - Greene Valley - EGV22 - 30 species (+1 other taxa) Submitted by J.A. Smith.

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

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Greene Valley #Hawkwatch

10/10/25 Results. Rain shortened day with SW winds.

3-Bald Eagle
1-Sharp-shinned Hawk

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Immature Bald Eagle and Cedar Waxwings.