Hey birders, Here are the three day totals recorded in Mankato for Monday through Wednesday this week:
42 Turkey Vultures 15 Sharp-shinned Hawks 3 Cooper's Hawks 96 Red-tailed Hawks (including one dark morph) 1 Swainson's Hawk (soaring with a Red-tail for nice comparison) 5 Bald Eagles 1 Northern Harrier 1 Peregrine Falcon 2 Merlins 1 American Kestrel 9 unidentified Total birds: 176 Yesterday with north winds we had 60 birds in 2.25 hours of observation time. Tuesday in about the same amount of time we had 80 birds. Other highlights: Large flocks of pelicans, cormorants,and gulls (Franklin's and Ring-billed), Barn Swallow, and Chimney Swift. Fall hawk count (based at Bethany Lutheran College) stands at 462 birds of 12 species. Happy birding! Chad Heins Mankato, MN ____________________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! oneSearch: Finally, mobile search that gives answers, not web links. http://mobile.yahoo.com/mobileweb/onesearch?refer=1ONXIC