Thursday, April 08, 2004


Today, April 8 wa s good solid raptor viewing day. 12 migrating raptor species were observed today.
Turkey vulture 21
Osprey 20
Mississippi kite 232
Swallow-tailed kite 1
Sharp-shinned hawk 4
Cooper's hawk 4
Red-shouldered hawk 1
Broad-winged hawk 3,729
Swainson's hawk 5
American kestrel19
Merlin 2
Peregrine falcon 3
Raptor total for April 8, 2004......4,041

Seven days into the count and I have counted 44,136 raptors. to see a breakdown:

HAWKCOUNT

SWALLOW-TAILED KITE
MISSISSIPPI KITES

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