Today I faced the blue sky of death for nearly 7 hours at Mt. Peter Hawkwatch. Fortunately there were some hawks flying early in the day; low enough to not get lost in the vast sea of blue. The afternoon was not as productive; I’ll never know if I just missed all the birds in the blue sky or if the flight slowed down. Regardless, I totaled 66 migrating raptors, just enough to keep me busy enough. Highlights included a half dozen Red-shouldered Hawks and an unexpected (to me) flight of nearly 40 Turkey Vultures. I’ve included my HawkCount report at the bottom of this post.
Matt, Your dedication to the Raptor counts (and, Birding in general) is amazing!
I learn so much from your posts of the Birds you’ve seen in the local area.
Thank You!
Patty
I love doing it Patty! As the work week progresses, I start getting excited, hoping for good weather, winds, etc… It doesn’t always work out, but one of the great things about hawk watching is that you never know what you’ll get. That’s exciting to me! Glad you are enjoying and getting some knowledge from the blog. Matt