Hi folks, Karl's counting migrating passerines & other non-raptors as well as raptors for the third year now, and he typically includes those species & numbers below the raptor count. Thought you'd all be interested to see what's flying-he counted almost 3,500 migrating non-raptors yesterday!
Good birding! 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: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 3:08 PM To: [email protected] Subject: HSR: Hawk Ridge (18 Aug 2009) 97 Raptors Hawk Ridge Duluth, Minnesota, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Aug 18, 2009 Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 3 7 7 Osprey 12 14 14 Bald Eagle 35 42 42 Northern Harrier 14 36 36 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 21 21 Cooper's Hawk 2 2 2 Northern Goshawk 1 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 10 18 18 Red-tailed Hawk 12 12 12 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 3 14 14 Merlin 1 3 3 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: 97 170 170 Observation start time: 05:30:00 Observation end time: 17:30:00 Total observation time: 12 hours Official Counter Karl Bardon Observers: Cameron Rutt Visitors: thanks to Cameron for help spotting birds during the afternoon Weather: wind W to NW 8-18 mph, sky mostly overcast to mostly clear, temp 51-71 degrees F Raptor Observations: Non-raptor Observations: also counted 3483 non-raptors including 8 Canada Geese, 2 Common Loons, 8 Double-crested Cormorants, 73 Common Nighthawks, 2 Northern Flickers, 4 Eastern Kingbirds, 10 Tree Swallows, 2793 Cliff Swallows, 2 Tennessee Warblers, 4 Nashville Warblers, 1 Yellow Warbler, 2 American Redstarts, 2 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, 2 Red-winged Blackbirds, 14 Purple Finches, 1 Red Crossbill _____ 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: 270.13.61/2312 - Release Date: 08/19/09 06:03:00 ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
