(Posted by John Richardson <johnpr...@gmail.com> via moumn.org) We are a week into the spring season, and despite the unseasonably frigid temperatures that did little to stop a good handful of BALD EAGLES, and the first COOPERÂ’S HAWK and SHARP-SHINNED HAWK heading north to their breeding grounds.
This past week we broke the record low (-15F/-26C) in Duluth on the 4th set in 1875! The snow pack is measurable in feet. We had almost 35 inches during February, also a record. Take a look at Finland, MN up the shore, they have had over 130 inches (almost 11 feet!!) this winter so far. Feel free to stop by! We will be stationed either at Enger Tower on West Skyline Parkway with south and westerly winds, and if there are easterly flow to the winds we will be at Thompson Hill Rest Area also on West Skyline Parkway. The count goes until mid-late May. Visit hawkridge.org for more information on events for public and MOU members during April and May. Frank Nicoletti will be the main counter and we have a Count Interpreter for visitors most days too. We have had over 100 BALD EAGLES so far, and the first GOLDEN EAGLE yesterday. Count location for each day will be posted on Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory Facebook page as will photos, videos and other relevant sightings and information. You can also find us on Instagram for those inclined. The live count can be seen at the link below. https://dunkadoo.org/explore/hawk-ridge-bird-observatory/west-skyline-hawk- count-spring-2019 Hope to see you there! John Richardson Fall Count Director ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
