Westskyline Hawk Count has been up and running since 1 March. There has been small flight so far do to the cold temperatures and lack of open water but flight have been picking up and small kettle of eagles can be seen moving along the west skyline along with other species. Most surprising was a Turkey Vulture seen soaring with an adult Golden Eagle on the 22nd
Below you can view this month count which is up to date as of 24 March. You may also view the count on a daily basis at "HAWKCOUNT. ORG" and look for West Skyline. The only migrant landbirds seen from the lookout the past few days have been a handful of American Robins and a nice flight of 725 Bohemian Waxwings on the 23rd. There has been some local visitors coming out to view the raptor migration this week as well which is always nice to share the migration with. I would like to thank the MOU committee's and Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory for funding the count this year. Information about the West Skyline Hawk Count may be found at: http://www.hawkridge.org/ West Skyline Hawk Count Minnesota, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Mar 24, 2005 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 1 1 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 69 667 667 Northern Harrier 0 0 0 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 7 7 Cooper's Hawk 0 2 2 Northern Goshawk 0 5 5 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 4 11 11 Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1 Golden Eagle 0 27 27 American Kestrel 0 0 0 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown 0 0 0 Total: 73 721 721 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Frank J Nicoletti Hawk Counter and Compiler Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory
