Westskyline Hawkwatch, Duluth, MN. Hawk flights this week were steady with the majority of the migrants being=20 Red-tailed Hawks including: 835, 322, 625, 356 on 4/9,11, 12, and 14. Among=20 these Red tails were 30 dark morphs, two adult Harlan's (1light,1dark) an ad= ult=20 Krider=E2=80=99s and 2 Partial Albino's. Other notable counts this week incl= ude the=20 following: 137 Turkey Vulture on the 9th, 41 Rough-legged Hawks on the12th a= s well=20 as 57 Sharp-shinned Hawks. =20 Non-raptors sighting this includes: 670 Bohemian Waxwings on the 11th. Few=20 Sandhill Cranes, White Pelican and Common Loons are being seen most day now,= =20 including a good flight of 79 White Pelican on the 13th and 28 today. No les= s=20 then 30 Tundra Swans were seen from the lookout today in the St. Louis River= . 2=20 Woodduck seen on the 9th. There was a Northern Shrike still hanging around=20 Enger Tower up to the 9th. Tree Swallows were seen on the 13th. A Belted=20 Kingfisher was seen on the 10th.
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 and look up the=20 Westskyline Hawk Count. =20 =20 February 23-April 14 YTD Total =20 Turkey Vulture-587 =20 Osprey-12=20 =20 Bald Eagle-3284 =20 Northern Harrier-37 =20 Sharp-shinned Hawk-362 =20 Cooper's Hawk-17 =20 Northern Goshawk-17 =20 Red-shouldered Hawk-3 =20 Broad-winged Hawk-0 =20 Red-tailed Hawk-5999 =20 Swainson's Hawk-0 =20 =20 Rough-legged Hawk-249 =20 Golden Eagle-120 =20 Am. Kestrel-16 =20 Merlin-5 =20 Peregrine-2 =20 TOTAL-10,710 =20 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
