Hello all, 
My dad, grandpa, and myself all ventured to Killdeer Plains this morning with good numbers of raptors.  I also got some great pics(posted on rarebird.org) of a merlin in a tree beside the road.  
 
Here are some numbers:
Red-Tailed Hawks - at least 20
Rough-Legged Hawk- 2 dark phase, 3-4 Light Phase
Cooper's Hawk - 1
Sharp-Shinned Hawk - 1
Red Shouldered Hawk - 1
Bald Eagle - 4
Peregrine Falcon 1-2 (one of them was very buffy and seemed to have a different wingbeat pattern.....a better look might have turned it into something else....)
Merlin - 1 very cooperative bird
Kestrel - 18-20
Northern Harier - 15-20 with 4 males
 
also around were three flyover white-fronted geese, and several meadowlarks...
 
Hope everyone has a great weekend,
Troy
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