I predicted a big day yesterday at College Creek Hawkwatch with the expected
record high temperatures (it reached 88 F), but....wrong...there were only
22 birds. So with brisk east winds, clouds and cooler temperatures today,
March 28th, I predicted a slow day.......wrong again...it turned out to be the
5th biggest day over our 11 years......127 birds. The east winds slowed
throughout the morning and the sun came out warming things nicely. The wind
pushed
the birds across the river to the west of the site, an unusual track.
Totals were 8 Black Vultures, 84 Turkey Vultures, 25 Ospreys, new daily high
count, 4 Bald Eagles, a Northern Harrier, 3 Sharp-shinned Hawks and 2
Red-tailed Hawks.
Brian Taber
College Creek Hawkwatch is a program of Coastal Virginia Wildlife
Observatory and is located on the James River just east of Williamsburg.
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