From the hawkwatch, raptor totals included 16 Bald Eagles, 7 Golden Eagles, 2 Black Vultures, 20 Red-tailed Hawks, a Merlin, a Peregrine Falcon, 5 Cooper's Hawks, and a Sharp-shinned Hawk.
A total of 362 Canada Geese, a Common Loon, 7 Common Ravens, 30 Cedar Waxwings, 16 Red-winged Blackbirds, and a Common Grackle were also seen.
A stop at the Nazareth Quarry on the way home revealed a Cackling Goose among the roughly 1500 Canada Geese, 30 Ruddy Ducks, 5 Buffleheads, 3 Ring-necked Ducks, 2 American Black Ducks, 6 American Coots, 19 Herring Gulls and 2 Ring-billed Gulls among about 300 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, and a Horned Grebe that was too close to the near cliff to be able to get a documentation photo through the vegetation.
One last stop was at the Hollo Road retention pond where 9 Green-winged Teal and 3 Killdeer were present along with 67 Mallards. There was no sign of the Least Sandpiper, which was last seen on the 9th.
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