Re:[cayugabirds-l] Broad-winged Hawks at Mount Pleasant Now!

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

Here’s a summary of yesterday’s excellent peak Broad-winged Hawk migration day 
at Mount Pleasant (including some poor quality photos, using an old camera). I 
know hundreds of BWHAs were missed—that’s just inevitable with so much open 
blue sky to cover, and with the migrants all scraping the top of the sky.


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eBird Checklist - 21 Apr 2023 - Mount Pleasant - 24 
species
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Mount Pleasant
Apr 21, 2023
09:45
Traveling
7.44 miles
396 Minutes
All birds reported? Yes
Comments: Superb Hawk migration day, likely the peak day for Broad-winged 
Hawks. Migration started out relatively low, with several sizable boils of 
BWHAs, peaking at about 85 in one boil. As the day progressed, the birds 
quickly gained significant altitude and became tiny specks against the clouds 
and clear skies. This continued until around 4 PM when I stopped counting, and 
the birds were still extremely high up against the clouds as tiny specks only 
visible with binoculars. Had to stop counting a few times, once for a quick run 
home and a few times to talk with visitors.
Submitted from eBird for iOS, version 2.17.1 Build 2.17.3

1 Killdeer
6 Common Loon
21 Turkey Vulture
2 Osprey
2 Northern Harrier
6 Sharp-shinned Hawk
316 Broad-winged Hawk -- Excellent inland Broad-winged Hawk migration today, 
likely the peak day throughout upstate NY. See general checklist comments.
3 Red-tailed Hawk
1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker -- Drumming
1 Pileated Woodpecker -- Drumming
2 Northern Flicker
1 American Kestrel
9 Blue Jay -- Migrating flocks
3 American Crow
3 Common Raven
4 Horned Lark -- Flight displays
2 Barn Swallow
2 Brown Thrasher
2 Eastern Bluebird
4 American Goldfinch
2 Savannah Sparrow
1 Song Sparrow
1 Eastern Meadowlark
1 Common Grackle

Number of Taxa: 24

Sincerely,
Chris T-H

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On Apr 21, 2023, at 11:47, Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes  
wrote:

We’ve had an excellent migration of Broad-winged Hawks at Mount Pleasant today 
(at the Hartung-Boothroyd Observatory). Sizable kettles have come over, with 
peak of 85 birds in one kettle already. More on the way!!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H

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[cayugabirds-l] Broad-winged Hawks at Mount Pleasant Now!

[Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes]

We’ve had an excellent migration of Broad-winged Hawks at Mount Pleasant today 
(at the Hartung-Boothroyd Observatory). Sizable kettles have come over, with 
peak of 85 birds in one kettle already. More on the way!!

Sincerely,
Chris T-H 

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Broad-winged Hawks

[anneb . clark]

No Broadwing but this morning I heard a low rough purring sound and looked out 
to see a Redtail leaving the field, then moments later a Raven settling on what 
I presume had been hawk prey.  It was mammal I think, and fairly good size (med 
bunny? Rat?)   ThebRaven was doing the purring. After a few min turning it, the 
Raven flew off to the SSE (to where? Somewhere down Ed Hill Rd?) and the 
Redtail returned to the spot. Apparently the Raven took whatever it was; after 
a few moments of walking around the spot, the Redtail flew to a tree, 
empty-footed. Pretty sure it was the male. Am only seeing one hawk now; she is 
presumably on eggs. 
Anne
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> On Apr 8, 2023, at 11:51 AM, Geo Kloppel  wrote:
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> Two Broad-winged Hawks are soaring low over my West Danby hillside in the 
> mid-day sunshine. The Ravens, who have gone quiet and seem to have nestlings 
> now, are not pleased with these new arrivals, and one of them is attempting 
> to drive the hawks away. He has the size advantage, and he’s very serious!
> 
> -Geo
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[cayugabirds-l] Broad-winged Hawks

[Geo Kloppel]

Two Broad-winged Hawks are soaring low over my West Danby hillside in the 
mid-day sunshine. The Ravens, who have gone quiet and seem to have nestlings 
now, are not pleased with these new arrivals, and one of them is attempting to 
drive the hawks away. He has the size advantage, and he’s very serious!

-Geo


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[cayugabirds-l] Broad winged hawks at Derby Hill

[Laura Stenzler]

11:53 am. Good broadwinged hawk flight at Derby Hill NOW!  Just picking up. 
1500 over last 50 minutes.  Also large number of sharpies this morning and 2 
golden eagles. Plus more…..

Laura

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[cayugabirds-l] Broad-winged Hawks overhead

[Diane Morton]

Multiple Broad-winged Hawks (7) flying over us this morning as we walked
around Sapsucker Woods. Close looks at Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Yellow-rumped
Warblers, a Pine Warbler and Blue-gray Gnatcatcher as well.

Diane Morton

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[cayugabirds-l] Broad-winged Hawks out and about

[Caroline Manring]

I've had two in the past week-- one last week circling over downtown
Watkins Glen (seen), and one today at Shindagin Hollow (heard-- yay!).

Caroline
West Hill

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RE: [cayugabirds-l] Broad-winged hawks migrating now

[Susan Fast]

I was at Mt. Pleasant during the brief clear period and could find only 12
BROADWINGS (which is about right as my eyes are only 1/2 as good as Ken's).
I, too, had 2 OSPREYS.Steve

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Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2013 10:34 PM
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Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Broad-winged hawks migrating now

In addition to the migrating hawks (ended up w only 28 BROAD-WINGS and 2
OSPREYS during the brief clear period), migrant warblers seemed to be
everywhere today. Checking chickadee flocks in my yard, in the woods between
Arrowwood Lane and Tareyton Park, and on E King Rd, I saw multiple
BLACKPOLL, BAY-BREASTED, MAGNOLIA, NASHVILLE, BLACKBURNIAN, BLACK THROATED
GREEN, COM YELLOWTHROAT, and single CHESTNUT SIDED, REDSTART, TENNESSEE,
WILSONS, and HOODED. 

Ken

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On Sep 14, 2013, at 1:41 PM, Kenneth V. Rosenberg k...@cornell.edu
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 The blue sky has brought migrating Broad-winged Hawks over Ithaca. Look
up!
 
 Ken. 
 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Broad-winged hawks migrating now

[Kenneth V. Rosenberg]

Just for the record, I did not see any of my migrating Broad-wings without 
binoculars- except for the initial two that caused me to look up. I found the 
rest by scanning the sky with binoculars, as the birds were extremely high and 
seemed to be following an imaginary (not to them I guess!) line across the sky. 

Ken

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On Sep 15, 2013, at 6:10 AM, Susan Fast sustf...@yahoo.com wrote:

 I was at Mt. Pleasant during the brief clear period and could find only 12
 BROADWINGS (which is about right as my eyes are only 1/2 as good as Ken's).
 I, too, had 2 OSPREYS.Steve
 
 -Original Message-
 From: bounce-107949251-9286...@list.cornell.edu
 [mailto:bounce-107949251-9286...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Kenneth V.
 Rosenberg
 Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2013 10:34 PM
 To: Kenneth V. Rosenberg
 Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L
 Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Broad-winged hawks migrating now
 
 In addition to the migrating hawks (ended up w only 28 BROAD-WINGS and 2
 OSPREYS during the brief clear period), migrant warblers seemed to be
 everywhere today. Checking chickadee flocks in my yard, in the woods between
 Arrowwood Lane and Tareyton Park, and on E King Rd, I saw multiple
 BLACKPOLL, BAY-BREASTED, MAGNOLIA, NASHVILLE, BLACKBURNIAN, BLACK THROATED
 GREEN, COM YELLOWTHROAT, and single CHESTNUT SIDED, REDSTART, TENNESSEE,
 WILSONS, and HOODED. 
 
 Ken
 
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 The blue sky has brought migrating Broad-winged Hawks over Ithaca. Look
 up!
 
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[cayugabirds-l] Broad-winged hawks migrating now

[Kenneth V. Rosenberg]

The blue sky has brought migrating Broad-winged Hawks over Ithaca. Look up!

Ken. 

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Broad-winged hawks migrating now

[Kenneth V. Rosenberg]

In addition to the migrating hawks (ended up w only 28 BROAD-WINGS and 2 
OSPREYS during the brief clear period), migrant warblers seemed to be 
everywhere today. Checking chickadee flocks in my yard, in the woods between 
Arrowwood Lane and Tareyton Park, and on E King Rd, I saw multiple BLACKPOLL, 
BAY-BREASTED, MAGNOLIA, NASHVILLE, BLACKBURNIAN, BLACK THROATED GREEN, COM 
YELLOWTHROAT, and single CHESTNUT SIDED, REDSTART, TENNESSEE, WILSONS, and 
HOODED. 

Ken

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 The blue sky has brought migrating Broad-winged Hawks over Ithaca. Look up!
 
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Broad-winged Hawks, etc.

[Brad Walker]

Hi all,

Jay McGowan and I (later joined by Kevin McGowan) did an hour long
hawkwatch, that Ken referred to, at Sapsucker Woods yesterday. We had a few
BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, several SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS, AMERICAN KESTRELS,
NORTHERN HARRIER, BALD EAGLE, DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS, and COMMON LOON
and other migrants.

The full list can be found here:
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- Brad


On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 12:29 AM, Kenneth V. Rosenberg k...@cornell.eduwrote:

   I'm surprised others haven't posted the results of various sky counts
 today. Mine started with an adult BROAD-WINGED HAWK circling over the
 Northeast Ithaca neighborhood, and at least 5 more streaming over as I
 walked from the parking lots o the Lab of O.

  Heading out for a late lunch and seeing that Mt. Sapsucker was
 adequately covered (but what did they see?), I grabbed a sandwich and
 headed behind the Ithaca airport to skywatch. Surprisingly I saw no more
 Broad-wings, but I did have a migrating RED-SHOULDERED AND A SHARP-SHINNED
 HAWK. The strangest sighting though was a shimmering flock of birds high
 against the blue sky — I got therein the scope and they were 9
 breeding-plumage BONAPARTE's GULLS circling high overhead.

  Also back near the north end of Mohawk Rd. I saw a male sapsucker that
 had a clear red spot on the nape — otherwise didm' look too different

  KEN

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] Broad-winged Hawks, etc.

[nutter . dave]

As I walked home from work along Spencer Road around 5:30pm I heard a doubled, high, thin squeal. In either a reflection on my hearing or on my unfamiliarity with calls which I don't hear often, I wondered whether it was a Broad-winged Hawk or a partially-heard Rusty Blackbird. The sky view there was blocked by trees, and these woods were not swampy, but a steep hillside with a stream tumbling down in its own miniature gorge. I didn't find the source of the squeals then, but the next time I heard it my sky was more open, and I saw a Buteo circling over the Titus Flats neighborhood. Binoculars revealed the whitish underside of its body and wings with a narrow dark border, and a gray head/neck/throat. Its tail was too large, proportionately, for a Red-tail, and dark below, broken by two broad crisp white stripes. This was plenty to ID the BROAD-WINGED HAWK, but the finishing touch for me was when it set its wings for a long deliberate glide into the woods of South Hill, so the rear edge of its wings formed a straight line while the forward edge of each wing made a curve: a nice big capital B.--Dave NutterOn Apr 16, 2013, at 06:28 AM, Brad Walker edgarallenhoo...@gmail.com wrote:Hi all,Jay McGowan and I (later joined by Kevin McGowan) did an hour long hawkwatch, that Ken referred to, at Sapsucker Woods yesterday. We had a few BROAD-WINGED HAWKS, several SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS, AMERICAN KESTRELS, NORTHERN HARRIER, BALD EAGLE, DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANTS, and COMMON LOON and other migrants.The full list can be found here:http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13757266- BradOn Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 12:29 AM, Kenneth V. Rosenberg k...@cornell.edu wrote:I'm surprised others haven't posted the results of various sky counts today. Mine started with an adult BROAD-WINGED HAWK circling over the Northeast Ithaca neighborhood, and at least 5 more streaming over as I walked from the parking lots o the Lab of O.Heading out for a late lunch and seeing that Mt. Sapsucker was adequately covered (but what did they see?), I grabbed a sandwich and headed behind the Ithaca airport to skywatch. Surprisingly I saw no more Broad-wings, but I did have a migrating RED-SHOULDERED AND A SHARP-SHINNED HAWK. The strangest sighting though was a shimmering flock of birds high against the blue sky — I got therein the scope and they were 9 breeding-plumage BONAPARTE's GULLS circling high overhead.Also back near the north end of Mohawk Rd. I saw a male sapsucker that had a clear red spot on the nape — otherwise didm' look too different KENKen RosenbergConservation Science ProgramCornell Lab of Ornithology159 Sapsucker Woods Rd.Ithaca, NY 14850(wk) 607-254-2412(cell) 607-342-4594k...@cornell.edu--Cayugabirds-L List Info:Welcome and BasicsRules and InformationSubscribe, Configuration and LeaveArchives:The Mail ArchiveSurfbirdsBirdingOnThe.NetPlease submit your observations to eBird!Cayugabirds-L List Info:Welcome and BasicsRules and InformationSubscribe, Configuration and LeaveArchives:The Mail ArchiveSurfbirdsBirdingOnThe.NetPlease submit your observations to eBird!--
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[cayugabirds-l] Broad-winged Hawks, etc.

[Kenneth V. Rosenberg]

I'm surprised others haven't posted the results of various sky counts today. 
Mine started with an adult BROAD-WINGED HAWK circling over the Northeast Ithaca 
neighborhood, and at least 5 more streaming over as I walked from the parking 
lots o the Lab of O.

Heading out for a late lunch and seeing that Mt. Sapsucker was adequately 
covered (but what did they see?), I grabbed a sandwich and headed behind the 
Ithaca airport to skywatch. Surprisingly I saw no more Broad-wings, but I did 
have a migrating RED-SHOULDERED AND A SHARP-SHINNED HAWK. The strangest 
sighting though was a shimmering flock of birds high against the blue sky — I 
got therein the scope and they were 9 breeding-plumage BONAPARTE's GULLS 
circling high overhead.

Also back near the north end of Mohawk Rd. I saw a male sapsucker that had a 
clear red spot on the nape — otherwise didm' look too different

KEN

Ken Rosenberg
Conservation Science Program
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
159 Sapsucker Woods Rd.
Ithaca, NY 14850
(wk) 607-254-2412
(cell) 607-342-4594
k...@cornell.edu


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