Re:[cayugabirds-l] Raptors aloft despite south winds
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 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 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/ --
Re:[cayugabirds-l] Raptors aloft despite south winds
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 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/ --
[cayugabirds-l] Raptors aloft despite south winds
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/ --
