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
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