Raptor Migration 4/28-29/2022

    On Thursday and Friday more than 100 raptors were seen migrating over my property.  More than half were Turkey Vultures but 51 others represented 9 species.  The first Broad-wingeds of the year were seen....

  ...which included a dark morph seen below.

Immature Red-shouldered Hawk

Rough-legged

Molting Red-tailed

An Osprey brought its own lunch

  The usually speedy Peregrine Falcon slowed to do a few spins over the yard.

Another Rough-legged on Friday

A Cooper's Hawk probably not migrating

   The Bald Eagles below were not migrating either but the lead bird appears to have found a place for one stop shopping as it is carrying tattered fish remains and nesting material.

   Stay tuned for updates on these eagles because they appear to be repeating the behavior that I saw from them last year where one would fly north empty-handed, then a short while later fly south with a fish in its grasp. I suspect that there is a nest a little to the south of me.