For the records [Re-cap] September 7th Hawkwatch orientation Jenner Headlands Hawkwatch 2024. #jennerhawkwatch #jennerheadlands

 

9.7.24 report, great day, our 2nd orientation. 9.7.24 Jenner Hawk Overlook

Turkey Vulture - 57

Northern Harrier - 1

Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1

Coopers Hawk - 1

Red-tailed Hawk - 37

American Kestrel - 21

Peregrine - 3

10 hawk watchers

S. Anderson, A Johnson, B. Perry, V. Chung, R. Price, W. Woodbury, C. Abdelfattah, C. Bekins, C. Hines, L. Broderick

weather; a bit of everything, light wind, sun, clouds, fog....

Dave Barry gets team 1 going on Wednesday

and Bill Perry gets team 2 going this coming Sunday....

#jennerheadlandspresevre #jennerhawkwatch #westcountyhawkwatch #westcoasthawkwatch #raptormigration #hawkwatch #raptorsofinstagram #raptoridentification

For the records, our August 31st Jenner Hawkwatch 2024 Orientation event (event was held 8.31.24)

 

8.31.2024 Saturday 

(Tomorrow) Pre-Orientation Jenner date / 9:15am JVC, 9:30am up to the gate... up on the hill by 10am. Larry B will be at JVC (Jenner Visitor Center) At 9:15, and we'll head up to the Hawkwatch at 9:30am sharp. We'll be checking on annual permissions, waivers, gate codes, gates parking, etc.... My goal is to be on the hill from 10am to Noon, but weather and sightings could make us go earlier or stay longer, we are VERY fixable on this first day of 2024 season. 

Corby Hines our new Ranger will be there too...

 Call Larry at 707-791-0335 for questions   

8.31.24

TUVU 20, SSHA 1, RTHA 2, AMKE 1, Undoc Accip. 1

Fogged out

Bill Perry, Chris Richmond, Steve Corey, Sarah Reid, Larry Broderick

All images, photos, references, for educational and non profit use only, all copyrights to original author, photographers and agencies. 

Lynch Canyon Raptor Hike Oct 22nd Saturday 10am to 1:30pm

 

https://solanolandtrust.org/events/birds-of-prey

Bird of Prey season is back!

Join Larry Broderick for the 2022 - 2023 season at Lynch Canyon and Rush Ranch!

Each year from fall through late winter, raptor expert Larry Broderick of West County Hawkwatch leads weekend hikes and workshops so people can learn about the birds of prey that call the Solano Land Trust properties their home. 

During this viewing season, bring your binoculars and join a group to see the magnificent bids that rely on our protected agricultural open spaces for habitat. Birders of all levels of experience are welcome.

Dedicated to Ken Poerner

By request, Larry Broderick would like to dedicate this year’s Bird of Prey season in honor of our dear friend Ken Poerner, whose tireless dedication to conservation touched every aspect of Solano Land Trust’s work.  Ken passed in early June of this year after a ten-year battle with cancer.  It was Ken who first introduced the Solano Land Trust to Larry, and Larry’s expertise and passion have been an invaluable asset to the land trust and the community we serve for many years.

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Upcoming Hike Dates:

Registration for hikes are required.  Please click the links of the dates below to register.

The hike fee is $10 per person. 

Parking at Lynch Canyon is $8.00 during peak season (April – September) and $6.00 during the off season (October – March)

Saturday, October 1st. - Lynch Canyon

Saturday, October 22nd. - Lynch Canyon

Sunday, November 27th. - Lynch Canyon

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For a complete schedule of West County Hawkwatch events, visit the group’s website at: westcountyhawkwatch.com or its Facebook page.  Or you can email Larry directly at northcoastraptor@gmail.com 

*Photo credit: Pamela Hawken (Pamelarosehawkenphotography.com)

For more information: contact di@solanolandtrust.org or call 707-420-1041

Broad-winged Hawks on the West Coast migration 9-26-2021.... Jenner Headlands Preserve Raptor Migration Hike ~ 10am to 2pm

9.26.2021 Jenner Headlands Preserve

6 Broad-winged Hawks comprised of;

2 Adult light morphs, 

1 Adult dark morph, 

3 Juveniles

(see photo references below)

So WE did a thing yesterday.. 9-26-2021....

During a TWC Raptor Migration Hike / Count event; the hike pretty much just ended up a Point Count... 

WE set up on the Upper "Raptor Ridge" trail, below the upper trees to the north east, on that bluff over looking the "football field" as it was windy down along the coastal prairie and overlook... We sat / stood in awe and watched the parade of Accipiter's and Broad-winged Hawks..

The shear fact we had both Dark and Light Morph Adults accentuated the experience, and add in the Juvenile birds and the BWHA workshop was complete.... 

Fantastic experience for the group and great memories for many who got a life bird on this special day.

(photos below of the Broad-winged's are from professional photographers, these photos are indicative of what we saw, but not the actual birds we saw, using them as reference and educational use only)

Juvenile Broad-winged Hawk, Ron LeValley 

Juvenile Broad-winged Hawk, the one and only Don Bartling photography 

Adult Broad-winged Hawk, David Brown photo 

Dark Morph Broad-winged Hawk, Tony Leukering photo credit 

Luckily the whole group was able to get onto {thanks TWC and WCHW} for suppling some extra binocs so everyone could enjoy these highly migratory, small, compact Buteo's. 

This day ties, and possibly breaks the earlier record up at Jenner for BWHA's.

A lot of the plans for Jenner Hawk Migration monitoring were conceived by Dan Nelson's records of Hawk Migrations on of Bay Hill road in the 1990s and early 2000s and documented in his Madrone Audubon sightings as well as Jesse House who also was instrumental in some of those early west counties surveys....

Lucky to be able to get up there and count these hawks, thankful for all the volunteers, counters, spotters and ultimately the day leaders.

Keep up the great work .. 

Also on this day of 9.26.2021: 

19 Coopers Hawks 

8 Sharp-shinned Hawks 

36 Red-tailed Hawks [3 were juv]

23 American Kestrels 

4 Northern Harriers 

21 Turkey Vultures

Adult Red-tailed Hawk Jenner

Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk, all rights original photographer. 

Sharp-shinned Hawk Jenner

Coopers Hawks tussling Jenner

Coopers Hawks Jenner

Sharp-shinned Hawk Jenner

Cooper's Hawk Don Bartling...

Juvenile Harrier Jenner 

Two birds below for reference only.... from the web, male harrier and juvenile harrier 

male^ 

juv^

Northern Harriers above, juv, female, male ... ^

Female Kestrel for reference only 

Male Kestrel for refence only 

LB, Jenner Headlands Hawkwatch Project 

Thank you The Wildlands Conservancy, Sonoma Land Trust, Hawkwatch International and North American Hawk Migration Association... 

#hawkwatch 

@HawkWatchInternational 

#WestCoastHawkWatchGroup 

@hawkwatch

#hawkmigration

northcoastraptor@gmail.com
Jenner Headlands Preserve
Raptor migration hike, Sunday 9-26-2021, 10am to 3pm
Go to link:
https://wildlandsconservancy.org/preserves/jennerheadlands/publicprograms