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Sharp-shinned Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk, by Steve Thornhill
Sunday, September 28, 2014
1034 raptor day
Today was a grand day at the Kiptopeke Hawkwatch,1034 raptors were counted! Our first 1000+ day, of hopefully many, for the season. These upcoming weeks are a great time for spotting big flights of raptors, black birds, Northern Flickers, Blue Jays, and passerines at the hawk watch. Monarch Butterfly detections have also been increasing and should continue to rise. 170 Monarchs were counted from the hawk watch in the past two days. Check out hawkcount.org/kiptopeke for daily updates on the migration.
~Katie
