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Migration Counts

Seasonal staff at WPBO conduct waterbird counts in the spring and fall and a spring raptor count. During the seasons, counts are conducted daily. Raptor counts run March 15-May 31 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Waterbird counts run April 15-May 31 and August 15-November 15, 8 hours starting at dawn daily during each season. The Hawk Deck and Waterbird Shack are accessible to the public, and you can follow this blog to get regular updates during the counting seasons!

Sharp-shinned Hawkapalooza

Hello everyone! Things have certainly picked up at the hawk deck. The last two days have been fantastic. Yesterday (April 15th), we counted over 1,000 raptors, with the vast majority (826) being Sharp-shinned Hawks. Sharp-shinned Hawk flying over the hawk deck. 4/16/16. Photo by Ted Keyel We also had a big push of [...]

2016-04-16T23:32:04-04:00April 16th, 2016|Migration Counts|Comments Off on Sharp-shinned Hawkapalooza
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First wave of Sharp-shins

It was a good day on the hawk deck yesterday (4/14), though as it turned out, it was a merely a warm-up to the Ides of April where everything that happened on the 14th, happened again, only with more! Sharp-shinned Hawk by Skye Haas The 13th we hit double digit Sharp-shinned Hawks with [...]

2016-04-15T22:20:11-04:00April 15th, 2016|Migration Counts|Comments Off on First wave of Sharp-shins
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Hawk Count Beginnings

Hello everyone! Our first bird of the season, an adult Bald Eagle. 3/15/16. Photo by: Ted Keyel The 2016 Spring Hawkwatching season has commenced. We began the count on a fairly warm March 15th, and the first raptor counted was an adult Bald Eagle. An interesting start to the day as the fog [...]

2016-04-13T23:01:42-04:00April 13th, 2016|Migration Counts|Comments Off on Hawk Count Beginnings
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