Tom Scheib
11-17-2011, 01:49 PM
Frank runs a banding station on weekends a little bit NE of Duluth MN about a mile up off Lake Superior. Here are his #'s for 2011.
Here it is, the final breakdown.
Peregrines 2
Immys 2 . . . Males 0 . . . Females 2
Adults 0 . . . Males 0 . . . Females 0
Merlins 14
Immys 14 . . . Males 8 . . . Females 6
Adults 00 . . . Males 0 . . . Females 0
Kestrels 1
Immys 1 . . . Males 1 . . . Females 0
Adults 0 . . . Males 0 . . . Females 0
Goshawks 9
Immys 8 . . . Males 7 . . . Females 1
Adults 1 . . . Males 0 . . . Females 1
Cooper’s 5
Immys 1 . . . Males 1 . . . Females 0
Adults 4 . . . Males 2 . . . Females 2
Sharp-shins 92
Immys 61 . . . Males 28 . . . Females 33
Adults 31 . . . Males 11 . . . Females 20
Red-tails 19
Immys 13 . . . Males 10 . . . Females 3
Adults 6 . . . Males 5 . . . Females 1
Rough-legs 1
Immys 1 . . . Males 0 . . . Females 1
Adults 0 . . . Males 0 . . . Females 0
No Broad-wings
No Harriers
No Eagles
Total Raptors 167
We caught only one banded bird this year,
an immature male Goshawk, 20 minutes after we banded it and released it.
We had a total of 57 bounce-outs. (4 less than last year)
Here it is, the final breakdown.
Peregrines 2
Immys 2 . . . Males 0 . . . Females 2
Adults 0 . . . Males 0 . . . Females 0
Merlins 14
Immys 14 . . . Males 8 . . . Females 6
Adults 00 . . . Males 0 . . . Females 0
Kestrels 1
Immys 1 . . . Males 1 . . . Females 0
Adults 0 . . . Males 0 . . . Females 0
Goshawks 9
Immys 8 . . . Males 7 . . . Females 1
Adults 1 . . . Males 0 . . . Females 1
Cooper’s 5
Immys 1 . . . Males 1 . . . Females 0
Adults 4 . . . Males 2 . . . Females 2
Sharp-shins 92
Immys 61 . . . Males 28 . . . Females 33
Adults 31 . . . Males 11 . . . Females 20
Red-tails 19
Immys 13 . . . Males 10 . . . Females 3
Adults 6 . . . Males 5 . . . Females 1
Rough-legs 1
Immys 1 . . . Males 0 . . . Females 1
Adults 0 . . . Males 0 . . . Females 0
No Broad-wings
No Harriers
No Eagles
Total Raptors 167
We caught only one banded bird this year,
an immature male Goshawk, 20 minutes after we banded it and released it.
We had a total of 57 bounce-outs. (4 less than last year)