Thursday (12/10/09) from noon to 3:30 PM While going outside to shovel/clean-up the drive I would get fleeting shadows that usually were what looked like Rough-legged Hawks. The hawks were big, never had Red tails and were very Black (OK, dark Gray) and White blotchy underneath. When one would catch my eye, there was usually another one nearby for a PM total of Seven . I did not get the binocs to see if there were higher hawks. All the ones that I saw, not much higher than tree top level, were soaring and actively flying. I also saw three of the same while driving from Cross Roads (South Waterloo) to Gilbertville around 11 AM. I do not know if being next to the Cedar River helped increase the count.
Today, Friday, I had a good second story view (panoramic school windows) of the river airways but saw no Raptors all day. Dan Mehner Gilbertville Black Hawk Co. --- Please contribute your sightings to our list; it is only as good as members make it! --- Birding channel recommendation for FRS/GMRS radio use: Primary selection; channel 5/0 , alternate selection; channel 6/0 --- This mailing list is sponsored by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union. Membership available on-line at http://www.iowabirds.org/iou/membership.asp. ----- You are currently subscribed to ia-bird as: [email protected]
