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Raptor Count Week 7 Update (4.23–4.29)
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Raptor Count Week 7 Update (4.23–4.29)

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Raptor Count Week 7 Update (4.23–4.29)

The week of April 23 to 29, we had highs and lows. As many as 1,024 raptors (most of them Broad-winged Hawks) were observed at the Point on April 25, and as few as nine on April 29. Wind direction seems to be the decisive factor on most days. For example, on April 27, [...]

WPBO Raptor Counter2024-04-30T09:16:05-04:00April 30th, 2024|Migration Counts|Comments Off

Raptor Count Week 3 Update (3.26–4.01)
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Raptor Count Week 3 Update (3.26–4.01)

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Raptor Count Week 3 Update (3.26–4.01)

The third week of the hawk count saw highs and lows but culminated with 181 birds on April 1! The weather was unstable, with some cold and windy days when no raptors were seen and milder days when the kinder winds from the southwest brought the first Red-tailed Hawks! Four species made their first [...]

WPBO Raptor Counter2024-04-02T10:33:10-04:00April 2nd, 2024|Migration Counts|Comments Off