[mou] Westskyline Hawk Count-Update 4/1

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Westskyline Hawkwatch, Duluth, MN.


Flight continues at the WSHC.=20


Today's flight (1 April) was counted under blue skies and northeast=20

winds at the Thompson Hill lookout. The flight of 1,182 raptors was made up=20
of predominately Red-tailed Hawks, which should be the most numberus species=
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for the next two weeks or so, and the numbers of Bald Eagles will be droppin=
g=20
off steadily.
Today's total of 1,182 include the following:  Turkey Vulture-14, Bald=20
Eagle-184, Northern Harrier-3, Sharp-shinned Hawk-7, Cooper's Hawk-1, Red-ta=
iled=20
Hawk-942 (5 adult dark morph), Rough-legged Hawk-25 and Golden Eagle-6.


Non-raptors included 8 Common Merganser, 100+ redpolls, 200+Bohiem Waxwings=20
and the first Sandhill Crane of the season.


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

need any information.


February 23-April 1  YTD Total


Turkey Vulture-18


Osprey-0=20


Bald Eagle-2937


Northern Harrier-7


Sharp-shinned Hawk-28


Cooper's Hawk-7


Northern Goshawk-13


Red-shouldered Hawk-1


Broad-winged Hawk-0


Red-tailed Hawk-1303


Swainson's Hawk-0  =20


Rough-legged Hawk-61


Golden Eagle-104


Am. Kestrel-1


Merlin-0


Peregrine-1


TOTAL-4492

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