Has Grammer Grove seen steadily declining American Kestrel numbers (as we have at Hitchock) or have they had more stable counts over the years?
Mark O ---- Rita Goranson <[email protected]> wrote: ============= Once again Mark Proescholdt and helpers had a great hawk season in 2010. Here are the numbers: Turkey Vulture: 298 Osprey: 9 Bald Eagle: 491 N. Harrier: 24 Sharp-shinned Hawk: 356 Cooper's Hawk: 45 N. Goshawk: 1 Red Shouldered Hawk: 4 Broad-winged Hawk: 494 Red-tailed Hawk: 376 Rough-legged Hawk: 3 Amer. Kestrel: 12 Merlin: 4 Peregrine Falcon: 4 Accipiter species:4 Buteo species: 3 Eagle species:1 Unidentified Raptor: 17 Total raptors: 2146 Starting date was Aug. 25 and ending date was Dec. 18. Thanks to Mark and those who assist him in 21 years of keeping records on the hawks going through their area of the Iowa River. Rita Goranson Mason City, Iowa --- Please contribute your sightings to our list; it is only as good as members make it! --- Birding channel recommendation for FRS/GMRS radio use: Primary selection; channel 5/0 , alternate selection; channel 6/0 --- This mailing list is sponsored by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union. Membership available on-line at http://www.iowabirds.org/iou/membership.asp. ----- You are currently subscribed to ia-bird as: [email protected] --- Please contribute your sightings to our list; it is only as good as members make it! --- Birding channel recommendation for FRS/GMRS radio use: Primary selection; channel 5/0 , alternate selection; channel 6/0 --- This mailing list is sponsored by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union. Membership available on-line at http://www.iowabirds.org/iou/membership.asp. ----- You are currently subscribed to ia-bird as: [email protected]
