Saw 21 hawks from 10:30-noon (9:30-11:00 MST), of which probably no more than 4 would have been the local Red-tails. The first bird I saw appeared to be a Ferruginous, but he was already getting far off to the north when I spotted him. He was followed immediately by 5 accipiters and a couple of falcons in less than 20 minutes, flying at high speed just west of the ridge, in spite of a vicious north or north-west wind. For some reason, I didn't spot any of them until they were already going by. After that, just Red-tails, almost incandescent white because of the reflection off the snow. They were still coming when I left, but cruising more normally and without the spectacular illumination from below. I am not one of the official observers, and I was not at the official observation site, but was about a mile south of that on the ridge.
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