Hi folks! Another season of fall migration has begun. We are very fortunate to have counter extraordinaire Karl Bardon join us once again as our raptor and passerine (songbird) counter, and he will be with us from yesterday's start to the end of November. Raptor banding should be underway soon and we education folks will be up at the overlook from September 1 through the end of October.
Look for updated count totals here: http://www.hawkcount.org/month_summary.php?rsite=288 or click on "See the Raptor Count" on our home page (www.hawkridge.org). I will also be forwarding each day's totals to the hawkridge Yahoo group (http://www.hawkridge.org/about/news.html) after counter Karl enters them into the online database. See yesterday's numbers below my signature. To plan your visit to Hawk Ridge this fall, please visit our website first. I put a link on the home page to our "Plan Your Visit" page. It contains all the info you'll need to make the most of your visit to Hawk Ridge, whether you want to take part in the activities at the overlook or spend a quiet day watching raptors at Summit Ledges. If you have any questions, feel free to email me at [email protected] and I'll be happy to help you out. More information to come! Happy hawkwatching, Debbie ____________________________ Debbie Waters Education Director Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory P.O. Box 3006 Duluth, MN 55803-3006 218.428.3539 [email protected] www.hawkridge.org <http://www.hawkridge.org/> Bringing kids and birds together. Over 7,000 times in 2008. Become a <http://www.hawkridge.org/support/member.html> MEMBER and support our educational efforts! "I'm an early bird and I'm a night owl, so I'm wise and I have worms." - Michael Scott, The Office From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2009 10:08 PM To: [email protected] Subject: HSR: Hawk Ridge (15 Aug 2009) 32 Raptors Hawk Ridge Duluth, Minnesota, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 15, 2009 Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 1 1 1 Northern Harrier 11 11 11 Sharp-shinned Hawk 11 11 11 Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 4 4 4 Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 4 4 4 Merlin 1 1 1 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 32 32 32 Observation start time: 05:30:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 10 hours Official Counter Karl Bardon Observers: Andrew Longtin, Russ Edmonds Weather: wind light S to SE at 5-12 mph, temp 69-80 degrees F, sky partly to mostly cloudy with fog in morning and haze throughout day Raptor Observations: Non-raptor Observations: _____ Report submitted by Karl Bardon ([email protected]) Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve information may be found at: http://www.hawkridge.org/ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.55/2301 - Release Date: 08/15/09 18:10:00 ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
