158.7 miles by road (and ferry?). How many miles by air? What direction was the wind blowing and at what speed? Perhaps it wasn't the same bird.
-----Original Message----- From: steve rosenthal <smr...@gmail.com> To: Steve Walter <swalte...@verizon.net> Cc: nys birds <NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu> Sent: Wed, Sep 23, 2015 10:40 pm Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] CT Zone-tailed Hawk sighting today That's pretty interesting, for the record according to google the (driving) distance from "Kiptopeke VA to Cape May NJ" is 4 h 37 min (158.7 mi) On 9/23/15, Steve Walter <swalte...@verizon.net> wrote: > From the Kiptopeke Hawkwatch (tip of Virginia's Eastern Shore) report > today: > > > > The highlight of the day was the Zone-tailed Hawk that passed low over the > platform at 315 pm this afternoon and offered fantastic views for everyone > on the platform. This is without a doubt the same bird seen earlier in the > day in Cape May, NJ, meaning it made the trip from Cape May to Kiptopeke in > just over 4 hours time. > > > > > > From: bounce-119680084-8873...@list.cornell.edu > [mailto:bounce-119680084-8873...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Sean Sime > Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2015 12:32 PM > To: nys birds > Subject: [nysbirds-l] CT Zone-tailed Hawk sighting today > > > > I just saw a mention on Facebook that the Zone-tailed Hawk meandering > around > the northeast this fall was seen moving past Lighthouse Point, CT earlier > today. I have sent an email out for further details as what was posted to > the CT list mentions nothing of the bird's movement when the sighting > ended. > The post was timestamped at 9:59am. > > > > If heading south, this bird will fly through NY somewhere along the > coastline, probably in Westchester and then it has a lot of options of how > to head south. Eyes on the skies and good luck! > > > > Cheers, > > > > Sean Sime > > Brooklyn, NY > > -- > > NYSbirds-L List Info: > > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME> Welcome and Basics > > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES> Rules and Information > > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > > Archives: > > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > > <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> Surfbirds > > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html> > > Please submit your observations to <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/> > eBird! > > -- > > > -- > > NYSbirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L > 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
