Veracruz River of Raptors

Fall Raptor Migration Counts 2000-2006

Species

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

1992-2006
Average

Turkey Vulture

1792368

2015903

2677355

2040546

2148329

2428106

1394198

1707521

Osprey

3512

3727

2694

2981

2232

2750

2890

2679

Northern Harrier

859

689

269

134

106

209

751

390

Hook-billed Kite

302

257

165

118

225

113

201

153

Snail Kite

2

0

5

0

0

0

0

1

Swallow-tailed Kite

96

286

272

203

143

207

249

150

Mississippi Kite

101763

214195

306274

210432

184948

179870

186852

139455

Plumbeous Kite

2

11

2

1

0

1

0

3

White-tailed Kite

3

2

2

0

0

1

0

1

Unknown Kite

0

5

0

0

0

0

0

<1

Sharp-shinned Hawk

4089

3535

3152

2639

2218

2199

2089

3528

Cooper's Hawk

3158

3764

2030

1982

1688

2257

2317

2125

Northern Goshawk

0

0

1

0

4

2

4

1

Unidentified accipiter

838

224

78

157

24

78

148

162

Harris’ Hawk

6

6

4

12

7

9

23

7

Red-shouldered Hawk

10

12

7

6

14

10

12

12

Broad-winged Hawk

1535609

2156458

2389232

1772479

2080931

1810483

1495146

1724842

Short-tailed Hawk

0

0

3

0

1

0

0

<1

Swainson's Hawk

656631

1063587

1009648

1197850

1025619

1201484

467578

731260

White-tailed Hawk

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

<1

Red-tailed Hawk

193

201

146

127

129

115

420

188

Ferruginous Hawk

0

0

2

1

3

1

0

1

Zone-tailed Hawk

130

158

142

138

173

238

267

122

Common Black Hawk

1

10

7

2

8

2

9

3

Great Black Hawk

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

<1

Gray Hawk

332

519

326

116

612

1271

886

312

Roadside Hawk

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

<1

Unidentified buteo

10665

113170

56305

10426

1220

5652

18252

57605

Golden Eagle

0

0

3

3

6

5

2

2

Bald Eagle
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
<1

Crested Caracara

0

0

2

1

0

0

0

<1

American Kestrel

7710

5194

4097

4736

3256

3242

3588

6004

Merlin

132

140