[mou] Raptor Migration over West Duluth 3-23 and 3-24
Dave Carman
dscarman@charter.net
Sat, 24 Mar 2007 19:29:29 -0500
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On Friday, 23 March, Harold Nordin and another hawk watcher spent an
enjoyable afternoon watching the bird migration at full steam from below the
Thompson Hill rest stop on West Skyline Parkway in West Duluth on a light
easterly wind with temperatures peaking out in the mid-50's F. Hours
covered 9 - 3 CST. Flight was concentrated in the pm. Here are the
highlights:
Raptors:
Turkey Vulture: 1
Bald Eagle: 87-63 adult and 24 immature.
Sharp-shinned Hawk: 10
Northern Harrier: 3-2 adult males, one adult female.
Red-tailed Hawk: 277, including one partial albino, which was entirely white
except for the wingtips and tail.
Rough-legged Hawk: 16.
Merlin: 1
Others:
245 Bohemian Waxwings
Heavy Canada Geese movement
Many Robins
Br. Crackle-1
Killdeer-1
Northern Shrike-1
Baird's type Sandpiper-2
Today, Saturday, 24 March, Harold Nordin, Howard Weinberg, Ben Yokel and his
sons, my son, Anthony, and I enjoyed a memorable afternoon raptor flight
from Thompson Hill above West Duluth on a light easterly wind with a peak
temperature of 60 F, hours covered 9 - 2:30 CST, as follows:
Raptors:
Turkey Vulture: 1
Bald Eagle: 353-272 adult and 81 immature.
Sharp-shinned Hawk: 49
Cooper's Hawk: 1
Northern Harrier: 4-2 adult males, one adult female, one unknown.
Red-tailed Hawk: 703, including 4 adult dark morphs and one
Krider's/Krider's intergrade.
Rough-legged Hawk: 55
Golden Eagle: 10, all adults.
An adult Peregrine Falcon was perched at the nest box on the Greysolon
Building on E. Superior Street in downtown Duluth at 2:45 CST.
Others:
4 presumably Tundra Swans in the warm water pool behind the WLSSD treatment
plant at 27th Avenue West.
Dave Carman
Duluth, Minnesota
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>On Friday, 23 March, Harold Nordin and another hawk =
watcher
spent an enjoyable afternoon watching the bird migration at full steam =
from
below the Thompson Hill rest stop on <st1:Street =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:address w:st=3D"on">West
Skyline Parkway</st1:address></st1:Street> in <st1:place =
w:st=3D"on">West
Duluth</st1:place> on a light easterly wind with temperatures peaking =
out in
the mid-50’s F. Hours covered 9 – 3 CST. Flight was
concentrated in the pm. Here are the =
highlights:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Raptors</span></font></u><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>:<o:p></o:p></span></font></=
p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Turkey Vulture: 1<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Bald Eagle: 87—63 adult and 24 =
immature.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Sharp-shinned Hawk: 10<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Northern Harrier: 3—2 adult males, one adult =
female.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Red-tailed Hawk: 277, including one partial albino, =
which
was entirely white except for the wingtips and =
tail.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Rough-legged Hawk: 16.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Merlin: 1<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Others</span></font></u><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>:<o:p></o:p></span></font></=
p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>245 Bohemian Waxwings<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Heavy Canada Geese =
movement<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Many Robins<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Br. Crackle-1<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Killdeer-1<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Northern Shrike-1<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Baird’s type =
Sandpiper-2<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Today, Saturday, 24 March, Harold Nordin, Howard =
Weinberg,
Ben Yokel and his sons, my son, Anthony, and I enjoyed a memorable =
afternoon
raptor flight from Thompson Hill above <st1:place w:st=3D"on">West =
Duluth</st1:place>
on a light easterly wind with a peak temperature of 60 F, hours covered =
9
– 2:30 CST, as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Raptors</span></font></u><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>:<o:p></o:p></span></font></=
p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Turkey Vulture: 1<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Bald Eagle: 353—272 adult and 81 =
immature.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Sharp-shinned Hawk: 49<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Cooper’s Hawk: 1<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Northern Harrier: 4—2 adult males, one adult =
female, one
unknown.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Red-tailed Hawk: 703, including 4 adult dark morphs =
and one
Krider’s/Krider’s intergrade.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Rough-legged Hawk: 55<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Golden Eagle: 10, all =
adults.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>An adult Peregrine Falcon was perched at the nest box =
on the
<st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Greysolon</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType =
w:st=3D"on">Building</st1:PlaceType>
on <st1:Street w:st=3D"on"><st1:address w:st=3D"on">E. Superior =
Street</st1:address></st1:Street>
in downtown <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Duluth</st1:City></st1:place>
at 2:45 CST.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Others</span></font></u><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>:<o:p></o:p></span></font></=
p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>4 presumably Tundra Swans in the warm water pool =
behind the
WLSSD treatment plant at <st1:Street w:st=3D"on"><st1:address =
w:st=3D"on">27<sup>th</sup>
Avenue West</st1:address></st1:Street>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Dave Carman<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=3D2
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Duluth</span></font></st1:Ci=
ty><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, <st1:State
w:st=3D"on">Minnesota</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><font =
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