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Fall Migration 2014
sparkster:
--- Quote from: The Peregrine Chick on September 12, 2014, 21:51 ---Big day at one of the Veracruz, Mexico hawk migration sites ... at least for Mississippi Kites ... 15,591 over a 6.5 hour period. That brings the total to just under 174,000 kites (70,755 in Aug and 102,968 so far in Sept) through that site since the site opened on August 20th. The day with the highest count was August 29th with over 27,000 in a 10 hour period and there have been no days between August 20th and today that MIKIs have not been observed at this site. Imagine having 174,000 peregrines ... :o
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That is an amazing number of birds of any kind! It would be especially wonderful to see that many peregrine falcons. :-*
How, exactly, is an accurate count done? I just did a web search to learn more about the migration site and found a photo of a large number of birds in the sky, but how is it possible to determine the species and the number when there are so many at one time? And are there territory issues, or is it not a problem because they are all flying through so, therefore, not in anyone's territory? ???
The Peregrine Chick:
Big day at one of the Veracruz, Mexico hawk migration sites ... at least for Mississippi Kites ... 15,591 over a 6.5 hour period. That brings the total to just under 174,000 kites (70,755 in Aug and 102,968 so far in Sept) through that site since the site opened on August 20th. The day with the highest count was August 29th with over 27,000 in a 10 hour period and there have been no days between August 20th and today that MIKIs have not been observed at this site. Imagine having 174,000 peregrines ... :o
The Peregrine Chick:
First birds to move are usually the Mississippi Kites ... in the first 3 days at Corpus Christi there have been 57 MIKIs ... that's out of a total of 63 raptor sightings. Actually, both the Texas sites currently reporting show MIKIs. Went back through my emails and the site at Veracruz was reporting Orchard Orioles, Least Flycatchers & Yellow Warblers already on migration south ...
We'll have to see if it really is the start or just some early starters ...
Kinderchick:
What?! :o Fall migration already?! Seems like the birds just arrived!
The Peregrine Chick:
Nuts, Corpus Christi Texas just reported their first peregrine ... only bird reported today (their opening day).
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