This is Jeannette reporting for Derek who is busy looking for Swainson's Warblers in Louisiana. He's trying to get the "stupid wireless" to work so that he can say hi. Until then, here is the hawkwatch week 5 update:

This week started off with no count on Tuesday due to the persistent Nor'easter that took up residence in Maine. But, as predicted, things kicked into high gear by Saturday. The first five Broad-winged Hawks of the season were counted on Friday. With several days of southerly winds, these birds, along with Osprey, Sharp-shinned Hawks and American Kestrels came by the hawkwatch in good numbers. The high day for the season so far was set on Monday with 250 birds. There are still many more birds to come!

The following totals are for Week 5 (Tuesday, April 17 through Monday, April 23). The First number is this week’s tally, the second number is the season-to-date total.

BLACK VULTURE: 0, 1
Turkey Vulture: 0, 70
Osprey: 138, 196
Bald Eagle: 0, 31
Northern Harrier: 15, 36
Sharp-shinned Hawk: 170, 260
Cooper’s Hawk: 1, 21
Northern Goshawk: 0, 4
Red-shouldered Hawk: 3, 27
Broad-winged Hawk: 200, 200
Red-tailed Hawk: 3, 173
Rough-legged Hawk: 0, 3
American Kestrel: 106, 137
Merlin: 8, 15
Peregrine Falcon: 0, 1
Unidentified: 1, 11

Total Week 5: 645
Total, Season to Date: 1186