That shallow glide was *southbound* making progress to more than offset the northward drift while circling up.
- - Dave Nutter > On Sep 17, 2021, at 12:18 PM, Dave Nutter <nutter.d...@me.com> wrote: > > Since then I’ve watched a Broad-wing glide north at a ridiculously shallow > angle before circling up again, a kettle of 6 climb beyond my view in cloud > mist, and a climbing kettle of 13 drift north out of view behind trees, yet > at least 9 likely from that group gliding SSW a short time later. It’s normal > migration, and it’s crazy amazing. > > - - Dave Nutter > >> On Sep 17, 2021, at 11:20 AM, Dave Nutter <nutter.d...@me.com> wrote: >> >> Yesterday I watched a couple of Broad-winged Hawks and a couple of Turkey >> Vultures kettling upward only to disappear into the misty base of a cloud. I >> didn’t know they flew in clouds. >> >> This morning I was watching the sky despite the south winds, and the >> Broad-winged Hawks were moving again. I saw at least 5 circling and climbing >> - and drifting decided northward at a pretty good clip. Will they climb >> enough to be able to glide farther south? Or is it just a good day for >> flying regardless? I also saw a Peregrine Falcon disappear up into the mists >> of cloud, but what could have been the same bird was later in the clear >> again and managing to stay over downtown Ithaca. >> >> The Monarchs managed to maintain southward travel for awhile, but later they >> too were getting blown northward. >> >> - - Dave Nutter -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
