[mou] Westskyline Hawk Count-Update 3/31

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Westskyline Hawkwatch, Duluth, MN.


Flight continues at the WSHC.=20


Today's flight (31 March) was counted under  mostly blue skies and Northeast=
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winds at the Thompson Hill lookout. The flight of 516 raptors was a great wa=
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to end the month.  Among the totals included: Turkey Vulture-2, Bald=20
Eagles-286 (a  good number of non-adult but still more adults ; 30/70%), Sha=
rp-shinned=20
Hawk-5, Cooper's Hawk-3, Red-tailed Hawk- 196 (3 adult dark morph, 1 adult=20
dark Harlans), Rough-legged Hawk-12, and Golden Eagle-12.
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Non-raptors included 2 Common Merganser, 100+ redpolls and 3 Pine Grosbeaks.


Please feel free to contact me if you are interested in the hawkwatch and=20

need any information.


February 23-March 31 YTD Total


Turkey Vulture-4


Osprey-0=20


Bald Eagle-2753


Northern Harrier-4


Sharp-shinned Hawk-21


Cooper's Hawk-7


Northern Goshawk-13


Red-shouldered Hawk-1


Broad-winged Hawk-0


Red-tailed Hawk-361


Swainson's Hawk-0  =20


Rough-legged Hawk-36


Golden Eagle-98


Am. Kestrel-1


Merlin-0


Peregrine-1


TOTAL-3310


Submitted by:

    Frank Nicoletti and Dave Carman

    Duluth, Minnesota


Hawk Watch Site: West Skyline Hawk Count


Location: West Skyline Parkway, Duluth, Minnesota 55804

GPS: Lat. N 46=E2=88=9E50'48.0" and Long. W 92=E2=88=9E01'53.5"


Coverage: Late Feb - Late May