SHORT VERSION: Raptors came through today in surges, and were very weather-dependent! We had two very impressive rainstorms pass by today. The raptors stayed...
The final day of September nudged Hawk Ridge over 40,000 raptors for the season. Broad-winged Hawks put in a fair showing (26,781), but a far cry from some...
Hawk Ridge Duluth, Minnesota, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 01, 2010 Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 75 75 859 ...
SHORT VERSION: Today was such a fun, early-October day of birdwatching! We saw several kettles of Sharp-shinned Hawks, Red-tailed Hawks and Bald Eagles. A few...
Hawk Ridge Duluth, Minnesota, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 02, 2010 Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 176 251 ...
SHORT VERSION: The south winds slowed down the raptor migration today. The very first raptor of the day was a Peregrine Falcon! By the end of the day, the hawk...
QUICK VERSION: Today's weather was perfect for spending time outside! On the downside, those warm south winds did not help with the raptor flight as numbers...
SHORT VERSION: Today was such a pleasant autumn day! Although the winds were light from the south throughout much of the day, I couldn't help but at some point...
SHORT VERSION: Today was an interesting day at the ridge! Raptors came through steadily throughout the morning hours, but became quite scarce throughout the...
Hawk Ridge Duluth, Minnesota, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 03, 2010 Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 11 262 1046...
Hawk Ridge Duluth, Minnesota, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 04, 2010 Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 12 274 1058...
Hawk Ridge Duluth, Minnesota, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 05, 2010 Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 4 278 1062 ...
Hawk Ridge Duluth, Minnesota, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 06, 2010 Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 16 294 1078...
Cameron and I were doing our morning non-raptor survey from the apt rooftop at Lester River in Duluth on 6 October- in three hours of counting beginning at...
Debbie, can you, Karl, etc. give us all the scoop on why there's been such a heavy emphasis on counting non-raptors in the past few years, particularly this...
Hi everyone, There has been a non-raptor count occurring at the Hawk Ridge main overlook since the fall of 2007, when raptor counter Karl Bardon began keeping...
SHORT VERSION: This morning's raptor flight was splendid! Bald Eagles and Red-tailed Hawks were passing overhead amongst the more-frequent Sharp-shinned Hawks....
Hawk Ridge Duluth, Minnesota, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 07, 2010 Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 37 331 1115...
SHORT VERSION: Throughout much of the morning and intermittently this afternoon, we were treated to raptors flying by at-or-just-above eye level. Those close...
Hawk Ridge Duluth, Minnesota, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 08, 2010 Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 21 352 1136...
Hawk Ridge Duluth, Minnesota, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 09, 2010 Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 4 356 1140 ...
SHORT VERSION: Today was a day of relatively few raptors, but VERY fast-flying raptors. The first raptors I observed this early morning consisted of a Merlin...
SHORT VERSION: Today was a day of scattered raptors moving through. Red-tailed Hawks seemed to provide much of the migrating-raptor-show throughout the...
Hawk Ridge Duluth, Minnesota, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 10, 2010 Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 5 361 1145 ...
Julie just called to say she needs volunteers from 12 - 4:30 today, Monday. Please call the overlook before showing up so she doesn't end up with more...
QUICK VERSION: Today we had our first Rough-legged Hawk of the season! There was a steady stream of Red-tailed Hawks for about two hours, many of which were...
Hawk Ridge Duluth, Minnesota, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 11, 2010 Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 8 369 1153 ...
Karl Bardon and I had a few interesting non-raptor sightings yesterday, both from our Lakeside apartment vigil as well as Hawk Ridge. A single Ross's Goose...
