Count update from the Bonney Butte crew: Things are slowing down on Bonney Butte. After two weeks of warm, beautiful weather and many days of over 90 birds, the last two days have brought counts of 29 and 39 birds. Our banders caught a Golden Eagle this week, the second…

Count update from the Bonney Butte crew: We continue to count under clear skies & the forecast looks clear through Halloween. Season Totals (as of 10/21/13): 979 Sharp-shinned Hawk193 Cooper's Hawk9 Northern Goshawk69 Unknown Accipiter3 Broad-winged Hawk389 Red-tailed Hawk1 Ferruginous Hawk4 Rough-legged Hawk49 Unknown Buteo14 American Kestrel65 Merlin4 Prairie Falcon7…

Update from Bonney Butte crew: After a late October bout of rain, snow, and fog, Bonney Butte has finally been graced with some beautiful weather again. We have already had 11 full and 4 partial weather days this season. But with sun for the last week, we've had a number…

Update from Chelan Ridge crew: Despite having lower than average count numbers this season, things have still been exciting on Chelan Ridge this past week. Our annual Hawktoberfest celebration took place this past weekend. Hawktoberfest is an opportunity to honor all the spirits, both human and avian, that pass through…

Update from Commissary Ridge crew: Since our last update, our count totals have risen drastically! After the first snow storm we had two or three days over 200 birds then on October 1st the birds were flying and we counted 405 migrants. That day we brought our Broad-winged hawk numbers…

Check out these pictures of the light morph Harlan's Hawk from the Chelan Ridge site. What a beautiful bird!

Raptor Haiku by Teresa from Manzanos field crew: Strong cold winds, hail, clouds Fierce fast flying fun falconsMigration is here.  

Update from Corpus Christi crew: Here is a snapshot of our numbers through Sept 30. We are low on Broad-winged Hawks YTD, but still have an opportunity to improve that number with a cold front passing through here on Saturday. As our counts have gotten consistently lower since 2006 (850,000+)…

Update from Bonney Butte crew: Bonney Butte numbers are overall way down for nearly all species, but we've already had an inordinate number of both partial and full weather days this season. We have just been snowed and rained off the butte for the last 5 days and are back…

Update from the Chelan Ridge crew: Between snow, sleet, high winds, and copious amounts of fog, the weather hasn't been entirely kind to the Chelan Ridge crew this past week. Even so, we've been out there observing and trapping anytime we can (and often when we can't). Count numbers are…