Today I joined up with Frank Nicoletti at Thompson Hill on the west side of Duluth, and had a great time counting migrating raptors. Bald Eagles made up a good portion of the day's raptors observed, with a Golden Eagle, Rough-legged Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, and Sharp-shinned Hawks moving through too. About half an hour to wrapping up the count this afternoon, I spotted and photographed a KILLDEER flying by. A few handfulls of Swans flew by today as well, as did a Common Grackle and Common Mergansers.
Yesterday while out leisurely watching hawks with a friend near Enger Tower, I spotted two Mourning Cloaks flying around. Mourning Cloaks are a beautiful butterfly with brownish-red-wine-colored wings, with a little black detailing throughout the wing profile, followed by a bright yellow trailing edge. Below are my pictures from today. Bald Eagle (with neat tidbits, under the viewed photo) http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/142159049 Killdeer http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/142159051 Sharp-shinned Hawk http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/142159052 The views from atop the west side of Duluth, while counting raptors http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/142159053 http://www.pbase.com/birdfedr/image/142159054 To learn more about the spring raptor count in Duluth, go to: http://hawkridge.org/research/springcount.html To see this season's total bird counts (raptors and songbirds alike), go to: http://hawkcount.org/month_summary.php?rsite=543 Good birding, Erik Bruhnke Duluth, MN -- *NATURALLY AVIAN* - Guided Birdwatching Trips and Bird photography www.pbase.com/birdfedr www.naturallyavian.blogspot.com birdf...@gmail.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
