We had another splendid day at the Bethany Hawkatch on Be Hey birders, We had another splendid day at the Bethany Hawkatch on Bethany Lutheran College's campus (www.hawkcount.org/bethany). Here are the totals:
85 Turkey Vultures 29 Sharp-shinned Hawks 5 Cooper's Hawks 137 Red-tailed Hawks (2 dark-phase birds, 1 Krider's) 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Broad-winged Hawk 15 Bald Eagles 11 Northern Harriers 2 Ospreys 1 Peregrine Falcon 26 unidentified buteos, accipiters, etc. 313 birds total At one frantic moment we also had two swallows pass over, going north. They did not have the bulk or strong contrast of white and dark like a Tree Swallow, nor did they have the length and oranger color of a Barn Swallow. The proportions were right on for Cliff so obviously Cave Swallow came to mind, but the birds were out of view in a matter of seconds before that fantasy could be realized. Other birds moving included over 1,000 Franklin's Gulls between 10:30 and noon, numerous Ring-billed gulls, over 100 pelicans, and about 80 Double-crested Cormorants. 3 Pine Siskins stopped by briefly around 4:00pm. So far on Friday in about 10 minutes of observation there were 3 Northern Harriers and a Red-tailed Hawk, 4 Pine Siskins, Rusty Blackbird, Red-winged and grackle flocks, and Canada Geese. Happy birding! Chad Heins Mankato "But ask the animals and they will teach you, or the birds of the air, and they will tell you; Which of all these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this?" --Job 12:7, 9 ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
