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
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