Just wanted to say i saw many Nighthawks in the Boundary Waters this week. Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 23, 2013, at 11:29 AM, "Kim R Eckert" <ecker...@gmail.com> wrote: > Other than the mention of it on yesterday's Duluth RBA, nothing has been > posted on mou-net about the very strong movement of Common Nighthawks through > Duluth on 21 August. As mentioned on the RBA, the day's total was over > 30,800, and I understand the exact total was 30,874. These were all counted > by Karl Bardon from sunrise to sunset (despite an afternoon high of 88 > degrees) from two sites: the main overlook at Hawk Ridge and the corner of > 60th Ave East & Superior St. > > There was also a total of 5,176 nighthawks counted the same day during 1.5 > hours (5:40-6:10 pm and 7:15-8:15 pm) from the pedestrian bridge over I-35 > behind the London Rd Perkins restaurant at 25th Ave East. However, it is > presumed that most or perhaps all of these would be individuals seen by Karl > and included in his total. > > This represents the second-highest total of Com Nighthawks ever documented in > Minnesota. The largest flight recorded was 43,690 individuals counted on 26 > August 1990 from the Lakewood Pumping Station in Duluth (see The Loon > 63:68-69). Note, however, that this count was only during a 2.75-hour period, > from 5:35 to 8:20 pm, and it is not known how many hundreds or thousands more > had passed through earlier that day. > > All these numbers and comparisons aside, though, Karl is certainly to be > commended for enduring the nearly 90-degree heat on the 21st to document this > significant flight! > > > Kim R Eckert > ecker...@gmail.com > http://www.mbwbirds.com > > > ---- > Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net > Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
