Hi, Since several of you are posting here about Broad-winged Hawks seen in the last few days, I thought I'd mention retrospectively our recent experience with them. Friday, 2 Broad-winged Hawks flew out of the woods and over Frank and me, and a flock of Ring-billed Gulls, on the lakeside pier where we were standing. As they flew away, about 15 crows and magpies caught up with them, and mobbed and chased them back into the woods. Two days before that, one hawk that was being chased not only by the crows and magpies, but also a Ring-billed Gull, flew directly over us while we were walking on the Highline Canal not far from Friday's incident. Last May, we reported that a Broad-tail had flown over us about a half block from these locations. This or another Broad-tail was seen by a cobirder only a few blocks away two days before. In the few times we have seen Broad-winged Hawks, most have flown low and directly over us. We are curious to know if others of you have had this experience, and if this is typical Broad-wing behavior. Also wondering if these hawks have some sort of homing-like instinct, returning to old haunts. We did not put these recent sightings on coBirds since the hawks seemed to be coming from and returning to a fairly inaccessible community here. Nancy Hatch Denver
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