Westskyline Hawkwatch, Duluth, MN.
Flight continues at the WSHC.=20 Today's flight (31 March) was counted under mostly blue skies and Northeast= =20 winds at the Thompson Hill lookout. The flight of 516 raptors was a great wa= y=20 to end the month. Among the totals included: Turkey Vulture-2, Bald=20 Eagles-286 (a good number of non-adult but still more adults ; 30/70%), Sha= rp-shinned=20 Hawk-5, Cooper's Hawk-3, Red-tailed Hawk- 196 (3 adult dark morph, 1 adult=20 dark Harlans), Rough-legged Hawk-12, and Golden Eagle-12. =20 Non-raptors included 2 Common Merganser, 100+ redpolls and 3 Pine Grosbeaks. Please feel free to contact me if you are interested in the hawkwatch and=20 need any information. February 23-March 31 YTD Total Turkey Vulture-4 Osprey-0=20 Bald Eagle-2753 Northern Harrier-4 Sharp-shinned Hawk-21 Cooper's Hawk-7 Northern Goshawk-13 Red-shouldered Hawk-1 Broad-winged Hawk-0 Red-tailed Hawk-361 Swainson's Hawk-0 =20 Rough-legged Hawk-36 Golden Eagle-98 Am. Kestrel-1 Merlin-0 Peregrine-1 TOTAL-3310 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