2pm is about when I was at upper buttermilk watching a crow
chase a broadwing who after shaking the crow started circling
away in the downstream direction. Could very well have been
the same bird you saw. From their low flight I didn't think the
broadwing was migrating.
Also there was a loud Louis
On brief stops today at Mt Pleasant (11:34-11:48am) and Sandbank Rd
(1:52-2:05pm) Ann Mitchell & I saw 2 migrating BROAD-WINGED HAWKS at each
location. One at Sandbank was remarkably low directly overhead, and quite a
treat. The others were distant, and the first at Mt Pleasant (after a mere 6
As soon as it was looking like it was shaping up to a really good migration
day, things seemed to shut right down. Maybe the afternoon will prove better
for others watching. Alternatively, perhaps those raptors passing through now
are simply scraping the high cloud ceiling.
Sincerely,
Chris T-H
