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/[email protected]/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/ --
