On my way back from Tucson last Wednesday, I saw several Swainson’s Hawks just south of Albuquerque! Perhaps the strong NW winds that NM had earlier in the week slowed them up.
Paula Hansley Louisville On Sat, Apr 8, 2023 at 2:31 PM Tony Kay <anthonyr...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have observed similar scenes in Costa Rica, part of the fall annual > Southern Migration accompanied by large numbers of Swainson Hawks. I would > assume this is the spring Northern Migration return of large groups > choosing to make the trip together. > > Did you observe any Swainson hawks in the group? > > Tony Kay > > Denver. > > On Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 7:33:34 AM UTC-6 gwmcki...@gmail.com wrote: > >> Yesterday 4/7/23 while enjoying a beer at Stodgy Brewery, a very large >> flock of what I think are turkey vultures began to gather in the skies >> above. As far as I could tell, they were not circling one point, as they >> typically do above a carcass. Instead, the affair almost seemed to be a >> social one, perhaps a spring mating ritual? See picture attached, you may >> need to zoom in to see the birds. After this picture was taken, the flock >> continued to grow in numbers, perhaps reaching 100 or so. Can anyone >> elaborate on this behavior? >> [image: IMG_0378.jpeg] >> >> Greg >> > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Colorado Birds" group. > To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en > * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include > bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate > * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Colorado Birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/8d673b42-854b-41c6-8936-94368749e0afn%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/8d673b42-854b-41c6-8936-94368749e0afn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Paula Hansley Petrographic Consultants International, Inc. Ph: 720-890-2628 -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAHmCQtbdKoa9SqMJ0nYD-GAvA%3DTG8p_MPuxSmP4g8f-w4%2Bcg%3Dg%40mail.gmail.com.
