Subject: Veracruz raptor tally
Date: Nov 24 14:37:05 1999
From: Diann MacRae - tvulture at halcyon.com


Hi, Tweets - thought you might enjoy seeing the final tally from the
hawkwatches at Veracruz, Mexico that just came out on BirdHawk.

VERACRUZ RIVER OF RAPTORS PROJECT
FALL RAPTOR AND WADING BIRD MIGRATION COUNT, 1999

SUMMARY: Well, here we have reached the end of another incredible fall
migration season. Our last two weeks were quite slow, by VRR standards. 11
Nov was the last day over 1,000 and not much other than vultures. The
weather was definitely on the cool side for tropical mexico, but a little
warm spell on the last two days reminded us where we were.
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Final Corrected Total, Sites Combined 1999

Turkey Vulture 1,474,797
Osprey 3,366
Swallow-tailed Kite 120
Mississippi Kite 127,998
Hook-billed Kite 180
Northern Harrier 495
Bald Eagle 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5,937
Cooper's Hawk 2,646
Zone-tailed Hawk 130
Red-shouldered Hawk 10
Broad-winged Hawk 1,744,763
Swainson's Hawk 581,419
Red-tailied Hawk 200
American Kestrel 14,872
Merlin 261
Peregrine Falcon 957
Unidentifield Raptors 119,000

TOTAL 4,077,152

Prepared by Zach Smith