A good flight of Osprey and bounding Bobolinks took place
today. Flurries of shorebirds raced by and three different species of buteos
were observed (Broad-winged Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, and an early Red-shouldered
Hawk). Each of the three falcon species were seen today; the Merlin and
Peregrine Falcon were seen eating while on the go!
Naturalist Andrew Dreelin spotted a distant Wood Stork
migrating by well to the north of the hawkwatch. This southern bird species is
very rare to the area, and was an exciting addition to today’s push of
migrating birds.
There were seemingly endless opportunities to study the spectacle of bird migration. Birds were seen both near and far. Come to the hawkwatch to soak up this exciting time!
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| Wood Stork! |
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| Cooper's Hawk causing a ruckus among the Barn Swallows and Tree Swallows. |
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| Banded juvenile Peregrine Falcon plowing through the air with ease. |
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| Orchard Oriole chattering at a migrating dragonfly. |
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| Bobolink taking a rest. |
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| Osprey showing off its fish-catching tools of the trade. |
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