Hey birders,
The last two days we’ve had south winds and beautiful weather for November. In spite of that (and opposite our expectations), the Bethany Hawkwatch has counted quite a few raptors moving south through the Minnesota River Valley the last two days. Two-day totals appear below and all birds were observed at our second site (Land of Memories Park) not at Bethany Lutheran College—a south wind phenomenon:
Bald Eagle—119
Northern Harrier—6
Sharp-shinned Hawk—6
Red-tailed Hawk—384
Rough-legged Hawk—3
Peregrine Falcon—1
The 2015 fall total is currently 8,458 raptors of 14 species (see hawkcount.org/bethany).
Happy birding!
Chad Heins
Assistant Professor of Biology
Bethany Lutheran College
700 Luther Drive
Mankato, MN 56001
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