Hi birders, The winds were just right this morning near Burlington (a steady 10-13 mph out of the south) to witness a fantastic migration of Northern Harriers streaming northward. Most individuals were no more than 10m off the ground. An occasional turn in the wind served to slingshot them on their way with barely a flap of their wings. In forty minutes I observed 48 individuals (before 10am!). They seem to be streaming by everywhere. After 10am the winds picked up further and the rest of the day yielded 13 more.
Other migrants: Mountain Plover (2) Swainson's Hawk (11) Rough-legged Hawk (5) Prairie Falcon Barn Swallow (2) Savannah Sparrow (2) Cassin's Sparrow (1) Best, Scott --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Join us at the 2009 Convention in Alamosa: http://cfo-link.org/convention/index.php You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.as/group/cobirds?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
