That is one monster flight for spring at HNC-- really warm and muggy here yesterday-- felt like July. The summer-like weather must have got'em moving. ---- Clem K <[email protected]> wrote:
============= About mid-morning today Jer Toll called me and said he saw a number of raptors migrating north over Hitchcock Nature Center north of Council Bluffs, Iowa and that he had a project he was involved in and wouldn't be able to spend much time observing them. So I headed up to Hitchcock Hawkwatch and started counting at about 11:00am. In addition to what Jer observed here is what my tally was by 4:00pm: - 454 Red-tailed Hawks - 14 Sharp-shinned Hawks - 7 Cooper's Hawks - 8 Northern Harriers - 5 Bald Eagles - 2 Golden Eagles - 12 Broadwing Hawks (a bit on the early side) - 1 A. Kestrel - 32 Turkey Vultures Total of 535 Also there were approximately 2000 Snow and Ross's Geese that flew over and 12 DC Cormorants. By the time I left at 4:00pm the severe weather was starting to show up. Turns out a tornado was sighted just north of the Hawkwatch near Missouri Valley, Iowa not long after I left. Clem Klaphake Bellevue, NE --- 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] --- 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]
