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 <[email protected]> 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/[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/ --
