Westskyline Hawkwatch, Duluth, MN. Flights this week have been steady with a good mix of species being seen wit= h=20 the last of the adult Red-tails, peak Turkey Vulture movement and the=20 beginning of the Sharp-shinned and Broad-winged Hawk flight. Good flight of=20= 412, 609,=20 295 and 1183 on 4/16, 17, 19 and 20. The 18th was a well needed rain day.=20
Notable counts/sightings this week include the following: 171 Turkey Vulture= =20 on the 17th which also saw the season first Broad-wings (2) and 277 Red-tail= s,=20 an immature Red-shouldered on the 16th, 22 Ospreys on the 19th along with th= e=20 season=E2=80=99s first Swainson=E2=80=99s Hawk (2) both adult light morphs,=20= 294 Sharp-shins=20 and a good early flight of 680 Broad-wings on the 20th. =20 Non-raptors sighting this includes: 175 Bohemian Waxwings on the 17th. =20 Sandhill Cranes, White Pelican and Common Loons are being seen most day now,= =20 including a good flight of 24 and 17 White Pelican on the 17th and 19th. Dou= ble=20 crested Cormorant numbers have been building with a good count of 450 on the= 19th=20 which included a flock of 200, also seen on that day were 7 Sandhill Cranes.= =20 There were 37 Common Loon counted today. Please feel free to contact me if you are interested in the hawkwatch and=20 need any information. For daily summary see =E2=80=9CHAWKCOUNT.ORG=E2=80= =9D and look up the=20 Westskyline Hawk Count. =20 =20 February 23-April 20 YTD Total =20 Turkey Vulture-1199 =20 Osprey-65 =20 Bald Eagle-3332 =20 Northern Harrier-54 =20 Sharp-shinned Hawk-913 =20 Cooper's Hawk-19 =20 Northern Goshawk-19 =20 Red-shouldered Hawk-3 =20 Broad-winged Hawk-688 =20 Red-tailed Hawk-6603 =20 Swainson's Hawk-2 =20 =20 Rough-legged Hawk-321 =20 Golden Eagle-122 =20 Am. Kestrel-36 =20 Merlin-10 =20 Peregrine-2 =20 TOTAL-13,388 =20 Submitted by: Frank Nicoletti and Dave Carman Duluth, Minnesota Hawk Watch Site: West Skyline Hawk Count Location: West Skyline Parkway, Duluth, Minnesota 55804 GPS: Lat. N 46=E2=88=9E50'48.0" and Long. W 92=E2=88=9E01'53.5" Coverage: Late Feb - Late May
