Broad-winged Hawk at Whitefish Point - John van Dort, Spring 2009
The Spring raptor count conducted by the Whitefish Point Bird Observatory always yields impressive results. As one of North America’s most traveled migratory funnels, the Point has been home to WPBO bird counts for over 30 years. Here are the totals for Spring 2009:
Turkey Vulture: 370
Osprey: 56
Bald Eagle: 400
Northern Harrier: 522
Sharp-shinned Hawk (pictured above): 8,499
Cooper’s Hawk: 51
Northern Goshawk: 69
Red-shouldered Hawk: 57
Broad-winged Hawk: 2,366
Red-tailed Hawk: 1,308
Rough-leged Hawk: 798
Golden Eagle: 89
American Kestrel: 322
Merlin: 64
Peregrine Falcon: 59
Swainson’s Hawk: 2
Unidentified raptors: 10
Read notes from the entire Spring 2009 season at the WPBO Hawk Count blog.
