Keweenaw Raptor Survey

Howdy folks, Sorry there hasn’t been an update in the last few days, but after the mega-flight on May 1st, the action on the mountain has been a bit slow. There have been a couple more SWAINSON’S HAWKS, including this bird photographed by Vic Beradi. Also the Keweenaw’s Migratory Bird Festival in Copper Harbor is [...]

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After a couple big days of birds headed east, it wasn’t surprising that there was a big push west shortly after. 451 Broad-winged Hawks headed west today, most in the 3rd hour (11-12). Most of the birds were very high; nothing like counting specks! Other than Broad-wings, numbers were pretty low overall: 24 Sharp-shinned Hawks, [...]

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Howdy folks, Here is todays Brockway report from Joe Youngman- sounds like a cool day on the Mnt. Heya, I was the substitute counter at Brockway Mtn today.   The first part of the day was really happenin – then the south wind died and so did the action.  Approx. totals were 556 Broadwings and 49 [...]

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Winds were strong out of the south most of the day and temps were in the 60′s. Not too bad on the Mountain. Today was by far the biggest flight of the year. Most of the birds went through in the first 3 hours (9-12) and after that numbers really dropped off. 32 Turkey Vultures [...]

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