Hawk Season Totals
Hey Folks!Joe Medley and I want to thank all of you for helping us make the 2007 season a great one. We had a wonderful time out on the Shore and hope to make it back soon. We are currently driving across the US headed back to our homes in California. We are in South Texas right now. I put a photo up of the only Aplomado Falcon we found near Laguna Atascosa NWR (an unbanded juvenile). Just wanted to share our season totals with you:
Hawkwatch 2007 (bold entries are 5-year highs)
Black Vulture 159
Turkey Vulture 2,399
Osprey 2,200
Bald Eagle 242
Northern Harrier 796
Sharp-shinned Hawk 8,750
Cooper's Hawk 2,074
Northern Goshawk 16
Red-shouldered Hawk 40
Broad-winged Hawk 492
Red-tailed Hawk 372
Golden Eagle 8
American Kestrel 3,584
Merlin 1,300
Peregrine Falcon 816
Swallow-tailed Kite 1
Total 23,337
Hawk Banding 2007 (bold entries are 7-year highs)
Northern Harrier 7
Sharp-shinned Hawk 318
Cooper's Hawk 163
Northern Goshawk 3
Red-tailed Hawk 49
Red-shouldered Hawk 2
Broad-winged Hawk 1
American Kestrel 11
Merlin 145
Peregrine Falcon 26
Total 725
Good birds to you all!
Jeff Birek
posted by Jeff Birek @ 10:18 AM
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2 Comments:
We were there for your big bird day, Joe's big bird day, and Jethro's big bird day this year. It was great!
You know, I worked hard to line it up that way! Some cash would be ok! ;-) It would really be helpful, you know, if you want to see the same next fall! :-)
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