Yes I am still Alive and Kicking! Haven't had permanent Internet for several months and I will lean on that as my excuse for not posting!
Red-tailed Hawk that was Cloured Banded(unusual).2010 has been a successful Season ! The Satelite Station at Scanlon Creek was re-employed for the Fall and although the Terrain is somewhat differant than our Innisfree Station the numbers for Fall Raptors are nearly identical.
Hatch Year Northern Goshawk.
Hatch Year Northern Harrier.
Hatch Year Sharp-shinned Hawk.To date we are about 70 Saw-whets each and close to 30 Hawks each. The weather plagues us both differantly for the most part, and when one is not having any Success the other is. We are hoping for 200 Saw-whets and 100 Hawks in total and we have a few more weeks to try and achieve this.
Osprey Young in Nest.The Osprey were again successful this year and Fledged 3 Young. All were healthy and about 2-3 weeks from fledging. We tried unsuccessfully to capture the Adults! We will try again next season and hopefully can Colour Band them and determine if it is the same Pair returning each year.
