[mou] Wilkin Co Prairie Falcon

[patrick.beauzay@ndsu.edu]

Greetings,

This afternoon at Rothsay WMA, I had an adult prairie falcon soaring
overhead.  It put on quite a display of aerial acrobatics, climbing
perhaps fifty feet and then tucking and rolling, pulling out of the dive
and then climbing again.  I watched the falcon do this for about five
minutes, until it decided to end the show and fly off to the north.  The
exact location: 1/2 mile north of the junction of Wilkin CR 176 (190th)
and Wilkin CR 15 (208th).

Other highlights for the day:

Rough-legged hawk -- 57 counted around Rothsay WMA.  I saw a RL chasing an
American kestrel, but the kestrel easily evaded the pursuit and the hawk
gave up after about 30 seconds.

Adult golden eagle -- Clay Co. about 3E and 1N of Buffalo River SP.
Northern shrike -- Ottertail Co. 1N of Pelican Rapids on US59.

Many horned larks, a very few lapland longspurs, and one small flock of
snow buntings in Clay Co. near Felton.

Good Birding!

Pat



Patrick Beauzay
Department of Entomology
217 Hultz Hall, Bolley Drive
North Dakota State University
Fargo, ND 58105
701-231-9491
Patrick.Beauzay@ndsu.nodak.edu

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