Hook Mt. 29 Oct. Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) ventured to Hook Mt. on a very bleak morning. We arrived at the top at 10:30 AM as the clouds began to break up. Shortly after arriving, a kettle of mixed vultures rose in the air. This semi-reliable sign produced our first eagle (BALD EAGLE) followed by a second eagle (GOLDEN EAGLE). The weather cooperated and the sun came out for the remainder of our stay.
Other birds of the morning included multiple TURKEY VULTURES and BLACK VULTURES, 2 SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS, 3 COOPER'S HAWKS, many RED-TAILED HAWKS, some resident and an imm. RED-SHOULDER HAWK. Both AMERICAN CROWS and COMMON RAVENS serenaded us as they flew about. A second BALD EAGLE arrived at lunch and a second GOLDEN EAGLE arrived when we finished. Not too many migrating hawks but a 4 eagle day at the morning watch Sy -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Archives: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
