Skinner SP, Hampshire, Massachusetts, US
Sep 19, 2026 11:34 AM – 4:04 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments: My Brookline Bird Club Autumnal Equinox Walk Trip.
Weather: 63°F, High Thin Clouds, Light Northly Wind, 3MPH
Mount Holyoke ~ Skinner State Park Hawk Watch.
BBC Observers, from the SummitHouse:
Laura de la Flor
Mark Burns
Wiljo Doeleman
8 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 13
Turkey Vulture 8
Bald Eagle 9
Broad-winged Hawk 3577 Broadwing Hawks ~
Count from 1130AM to 200PM:
One kettle of 92 hawks bubbled up from behind UMass.
Two kettles of 12 (24) – from the north.
One kettle of 42 hawks. – from east-southeast.
Plus 34 individuals.
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It all started with one bird.
At about 2:00PM – Broadwing Hawks started to come in. We spotted one bird flying high overhead and then saw many, many birds streaming in from the north and forming impressive kettles over the valley, on the east-southeast side of the Summit House. This flight lasted for about 20 minutes. What an amazing sight!
Count from 200PM to 220PM:
1,675
1,105
440
80
12
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Count from 220PM to 315PM:
18
55
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Total = 3,577
Buteo sp. 2
American Kestrel 2
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 4
Common Raven 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S395228915
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