[mou] Hawk Ridge: partial albino Turkey Vulture & GREAT raptor forecast!
Debbie Waters
dlpwaters@charter.net
Thu, 13 Oct 2005 17:57:39 -0500
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... ‘Tis the season for BIG birds: Red-tailed Hawks, Rough-legged Hawks,
Northern Goshawks, Bald Eagles, and Golden Eagles. The RED-TAILED HAWK push
of adults is imminent; ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS have begun to move, and we’re
seeing all adults so far, with the typical 20% dark morph component. There
is still no real movement of NORTHERN GOSHAWKS to speak of, although 2
adults flew past on Monday. We still haven’t seen a day over six. Good
numbers of eagles—in fact, on Saturday we had more BALD EAGLES fly past than
any other species!
… The counters saw an interesting bird recently—a partial albino TURKEY
VULTURE! This bird had no tail, had a white “collar” and a few white upper
wing coverts. Ryan noted how strange it was to see the talons sticking out
behind the bird, where you would normally see a tail. The Turkey Vulture
flight this year was less than spectacular, with only around 1,000 birds for
the season.
… As usual, we rely on the weather forecasters for our flight predictions.
Blame them, not us! Friday is supposed to be partly cloudy; SW winds 10-20
mph turning to W in the afternoon. For Saturday they’re predicting NW winds
to 10 mph and sun. Sunday is supposed to be partly cloudy with winds out of
the E. What does all this mean? If the weather prediction is right, we
could be in for a GREAT day on SATURDAY, and maybe even Sunday morning. I’m
excited! If you want to know what’s happening, give us a call at the Ridge:
218.428.6209.
For the rest of the Hawk Ridge NEWS, including more information on the
passerine flight, OWLS, and the upcoming programs, visit our website:
http://www.hawkridge.org/about/news.html
Thanks!
Debbie
__________________________________
Debbie Waters, Education Director
Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory
P.O. Box 3006
Duluth, MN 55803-3006
(218) 428-6209
dwaters@hawkridge.org
www.hawkridge.org
"I am a predator. I hunt for knowledge!" --4th grader, Northern Lights
Elementary
"Migration--it's a family tradition!" --4th grader, Great Lakes Elementary
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<DIV><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">... =91Tis the season for BIG =
birds:=20
Red-tailed Hawks, Rough-legged Hawks, Northern Goshawks, Bald Eagles, =
and Golden=20
Eagles.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The RED-TAILED =
HAWK push of=20
adults is imminent; ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS have begun to move, and we=92re =
seeing all=20
adults so far, with the typical 20% dark morph component.<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>There is still no real =
movement of=20
NORTHERN GOSHAWKS to speak of, although 2 adults flew past on =
Monday.<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We still haven=92t seen a day =
over=20
six.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Good numbers of =
eagles=97in=20
fact, on Saturday we had more BALD EAGLES fly past than any other=20
species!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">=85 The counters saw an interesting bird =
recently=97a=20
partial albino TURKEY VULTURE!<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> =
</SPAN>This=20
bird had no tail, had a white =93collar=94 and a few white upper wing =
coverts.<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Ryan noted how strange it was =
to see the=20
talons sticking out behind the bird, where you would normally see a =
tail.<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Turkey Vulture flight this =
year was=20
less than spectacular, with only around 1,000 birds for the season.<SPAN =
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"> </SPAN></P><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><SPAN class=3D594032522-13102005><FONT =
face=3DGaramond>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">=85 As usual, we rely on the weather =
forecasters for=20
our flight predictions.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> =
</SPAN>Blame them,=20
not us!<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Friday is =
supposed to=20
be partly cloudy; SW winds 10-20 mph turning to W in the afternoon.<SPAN =
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For Saturday they=92re =
predicting NW winds=20
to 10 mph and sun.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Sunday =
is=20
supposed to be partly cloudy with winds out of the E.<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>What does all this mean?<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If the weather prediction is =
right, we=20
could be in for a GREAT day on SATURDAY, and maybe even Sunday =
morning.<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I=92m excited!<SPAN=20
style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If you want to know what=92s =
happening,=20
give us a call at the Ridge: 218.428.6209.<SPAN=20
class=3D594032522-13102005> </SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><SPAN=20
class=3D594032522-13102005><FONT =
face=3DGeorgia></FONT></SPAN></SPAN> </P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><SPAN=20
class=3D594032522-13102005>For the rest of the Hawk Ridge NEWS, =
including more=20
information on the passerine flight, OWLS, and the upcoming programs, =
visit our=20
website: <A=20
href=3D"http://www.hawkridge.org/about/news.html">http://www.hawkridge.or=
g/about/news.html</A></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><SPAN=20
class=3D594032522-13102005><FONT =
face=3DGeorgia></FONT></SPAN></SPAN> </P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><SPAN=20
class=3D594032522-13102005>Thanks!</SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><SPAN=20
class=3D594032522-13102005>Debbie</SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><SPAN=20
class=3D594032522-13102005></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><SPAN=20
class=3D594032522-13102005><FONT size=3D2><FONT=20
size=3D3>__________________________________<BR>Debbie Waters, Education=20
Director<BR>Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory<BR>P.O. Box 3006<BR>Duluth, MN=20
55803-3006<BR>(218)=20
428-6209<BR>dwaters@hawkridge.org<BR>www.hawkridge.org<BR><BR>"I am a=20
predator. I hunt for knowledge!" --4th grader, Northern =
Lights=20
Elementary<BR><BR>"Migration--it's a family tradition!" --4th =
grader,=20
Great Lakes=20
Elementary</FONT><BR></P></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>=
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