[mou] Westskyline Hawk Count-Update 4/14

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Westskyline Hawkwatch, Duluth, MN.

Hawk flights this week were steady with the majority of the migrants being=20
Red-tailed Hawks including: 835, 322, 625, 356 on 4/9,11, 12, and 14. Among=20
these Red tails were 30 dark morphs, two adult Harlan's (1light,1dark) an ad=
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Krider=E2=80=99s and 2 Partial Albino's. Other notable counts this week incl=
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following: 137 Turkey Vulture on the 9th, 41 Rough-legged Hawks on the12th a=
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as 57 Sharp-shinned Hawks.
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Non-raptors sighting this includes: 670 Bohemian Waxwings on the 11th. Few=20
Sandhill Cranes, White Pelican and Common Loons are being seen most day now,=
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including a good flight of 79 White Pelican on the 13th and 28 today. No les=
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then 30 Tundra Swans were seen from the lookout today in the St. Louis River=
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Woodduck seen on the 9th. There was a Northern Shrike still hanging around=20
Enger Tower up to the 9th. Tree Swallows were seen on the 13th. A Belted=20
Kingfisher was seen on the 10th.

 Please feel free to contact me if you are interested in the hawkwatch and=20
 need any information. For daily summary see =E2=80=9CHAWKCOUNT.ORG=E2=80=
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Westskyline Hawk Count.
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 February 23-April 14 YTD Total
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 Turkey Vulture-587
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 Osprey-12=20
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 Bald Eagle-3284
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 Northern Harrier-37
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 Sharp-shinned Hawk-362
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 Cooper's Hawk-17
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 Northern Goshawk-17
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 Red-shouldered Hawk-3
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 Broad-winged Hawk-0
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 Red-tailed Hawk-5999
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 Swainson's Hawk-0  =20
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 Rough-legged Hawk-249
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 Golden Eagle-120
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 Am. Kestrel-16
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 Merlin-5
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 Peregrine-2
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 TOTAL-10,710
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 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