Westskyline Hawkwatch, Duluth, MN.
The hawk flight the past few days have been very good with with the bulk of=20 the adult Broad-wings moving through. Flights include: 1968, 5765 (record d= ay)=20 and 670 on 4/30, 5/1 and 2, with the majority being Broad-wings with 1683,=20 5838 and 477. These totals top with the flight on 4/29 of 3394 Broad-wings h= as=20 brought the WSHC total to 28,645 which is a new season total for all raptors= =20 combined. Other notable counts/sightings the past few days include the following: 58=20 Turkey Vulture on 4/30 along with 17 Ospreys, 135 Sharp-shins and 3 Cooper's= =20 Hawks. On 5/1 an immature Golden Eagle flew over the lookout along with 13=20 migrant Bald Eagles and 8 Kestrels. On 5/2, a small flight of raptor but=20 highlighted by 77 Red-tails, mainly immatures and 11 Rough-legged Hawks. Non-raptors sighting includes: Ist winter Glaucous Gull flying around Enger=20 Tower on the 4/30 and the season's first Chimney Swifts as well. The Westskyline Hawk Count is being partly funded by Minnesota=20 Ornithologists' Union (MOU) and Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve/Duluth Audubon=20 Society. 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=20= and look up the=20 Westskyline Hawk Count. February 23-May 2, 2004 YTD Total Turkey Vulture-1564 Osprey-186 Bald Eagle-3375 Northern Harrier-78 Sharp-shinned Hawk-2150 Cooper's Hawk-28 Northern Goshawk-19 Red-shouldered Hawk-4 Broad-winged Hawk-13,618 Red-tailed Hawk-6971 Swainson's Hawk-3 =20 Rough-legged Hawk-390 Golden Eagle-126 Am. Kestrel-106 Merlin-24 Peregrine-3 TOTAL-28,645 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 _______________________________________________ mou-net mailing list mou-...@cbs.umn.edu http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net
