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The number of Ospreys that migrated in 2009 Per Month: Pre-September is 56, September is 397 October is 0, and November had 2. Here is a link of a spreadsheet I made on it.

The Osprey is a large eagle-sized bird with M-shaped wings. It has a wingspan of about 6 feet as an adult. It lives near water on every continent except for Antarctica. It also likes to build nests at a elevation of a least 15ft. This bird's diet consists of fish. It can see them swimming in the river or stream from their flight. They dive down and snatch it from the stream with their sharp talons. Their feet have spikey scales to keep them from losing their grip on the slippery fish. Some of them do not migrate if they breed near the equator. They follow the land or waterforms while migrating. They usually travel alone, and they soar while they fly. These birds, unlike other raptors, fly over water regularly to get fish to eat. Sometimes, while their migrating, they make flights over the Carribean Sea. Every autumn, mainly in Septembers, there are around 600 af those raptors seen at Hawk Mountain.

Link to All About Birds.com Osprey page

I found this page about the osprey to be very factual. Great Osprey Page



This shows the traveling Mr. Hanna, An osprey from nantucket. He traveled over 1000 miles in 6 days. in order to track him you must scroll down once on the page. It haspictures formany dates of his travels in google earth including his previous nests. Mr. Hanna

Turkey Vultures is a very large type of bird that will descend in the air, first killing its prey, secondly they will tear it up with its sharp talons, lastly devour it. Other then completely devouring its alive prey, they will also wait by very busy roads and wait for any type of road kill or dead animal. Other than being disgusting bird, they can also be very beautiful wall soaring while in migration season. Every fall, over 200-1000 Turkey Vultures migrate a year. Turkey Vultures are dark brown, and some times mistaken for black and a red beak. They are a very graceful bird but can be very desgusting at times. Heres a great turkey Vulture video of a Turkey Vulture Flying over a ridge. Turkey Vulture Here is another (funny) video on Turkey Vultures @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtZ6qZdacwc&feature=channel (see bottom)

Northern harriers have thin bodies and long wings with long tails. they have a owl like face. they hold their wings in a " V" shape. They live in mashes and fields. they hunt by flying low to the ground and using their senses to hunt their prey. They female and the males do not look alike as seen at hawk mountain. You can find northern harriers all around the world. Northern harriers migrate by flapping then gliding. They can fly in light rain and snow.

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