So far…. The weather was quite pleasant today; highs around 18C with winds from the S 15-20 mph. At times it almost felt warm up there! There were a number of firsts today: Turkey Vulture (1), Cooper’s Hawk (1), Red-shouldered Hawk (1), American Kestrel (1) and dark morph Rough-legged Hawk (1). Also recorded today were [...]
Archive for March, 2010
Best day of the Year!
Posted in Brockway Mountain, Copper Country Audubon, Keweenaw Raptor Survey, raptor migration, spring migration, Uncategorized on March 31, 2010 | 5 Comments »
WINDY!!
Posted in Uncategorized on March 31, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday was very windy! Average wind speeds were in the high 20′s, with gusts over 50 MPH. The flight was heaviest midday (about 11-1). About 40 Bald Eagles flew through, most went right through the valley. 8 Red-tails were also recorded as well as a single Golden Eagle and male Northern Harrier. Perhaps due to [...]
Goldens Galore!
Posted in Uncategorized on March 29, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Weather: High 3C; winds primarily from the South to SSE; mostly sunny There was a fair deal of movement today. It was definitely the biggest Red-tailed Hawk and Golden Eagle day of the year. The count ended with 25 Red-tailed Hawks, at least 5 different Golden Eagles, 2 Merlins and about 40 Bald Eagles. The [...]
An eagle kind of day
Posted in Brockway Mountain, raptor migration, spring migration on March 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Howdy all, Bald Eagles were really moving today with a high count of 66 birds headed east up the Keweenaw. Things were pretty slow for the first part ofthe day, but the second half of the count had these pulses of eagles moving up the ridge. Several times there were kettles of a dozen or [...]
First Merlin
Posted in Brockway Mountain, Keweenaw Raptor Survey, raptor migration, spring migration, Uncategorized on March 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Howdy all, Interesting day on the Mountain- south winds, but the birds were late in arriving. The day started out pretty blustery and cold, but by the end of the day the wind died down and a small but steady stream of eagles began to drift down the ridge. Totals included 20 Bald Eagles, 2 [...]
Shut Out
Posted in Uncategorized on March 25, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Today winds were strong from the north, gusts over 20 MPH, temps were around -15C, and visibility was less than 5 miles due to blowing snow for the 2 hours I was on the mountain. Needless to say, there was nothing moving. But the shack sure was nice for those two hours (thanks Joe Y)! [...]
Yesterday…
Posted in Uncategorized on March 25, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Just a few notes from yesterday, the 24th: Nearly 20 Bald Eagles, 6 Red-tails,2 Goshawks, 2 Golden Eagles and Another male Northern Harrier. I’m expecting the third species of buteo any day now, but I’m not expecting much today. Highs forecast for today are 29F, with 20+ MPH winds!
More Red-tails
Posted in Brockway Mountain, Keweenaw Raptor Survey, raptor migration, spring migration on March 23, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Weather: High 9C; Winds were predominantly S until the last two hours when they switched around to the N Today was probably the most diverse day for raptors. A whopping 6 species! Another male Harrier floated through in the second hour as well as a juvenile Rough-legged. Other species seen today include Bald Eagles (25), [...]
First Red-tails
Posted in Uncategorized on March 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Howdy all, Just a quick note for this evening. Joe Youngman covered the count for Max (who successfully defended his masters thesis today- congratulations Max!). Joe reports it was windy but good, the first Red-tailed Hawks went by today (n-3), and he had about 50 eagles, including 1 Golden Eagle. Stay tuned for the next [...]
Slow Days
Posted in Brockway Mountain, Keweenaw Raptor Survey, raptor migration, spring migration, Uncategorized on March 20, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Weather: COLD! -5C today; winds N around 10 mph. Yesterday the 19th was overcast with occasional snow, today was mostly sunny. The last 2 days have been pretty slow up on the mountain. 10 Bald Eagles between both days. The male Northern Harrier was up at the top again yesterday, but wasn’t hanging around today. [...]
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