Good afternoon, hawkwatchers! Its a gorgeous day along the Alabama Gulf coast, with some very pretty, high cirrus clouds and light winds...but, you know what that means--sharpen your eyes, and clean your lenses, 'cause that little spec you see might not be dirt, it may be a raptor cruising at altitudes normally associated with weather balloons--these birds fly high on these bluebird days!
Just spent a few minutes outside, and although I'm not seeing the numbers typical for this week of October, I did manage to spot a few raptors that appeared to be migrating: 3 broad-winged hawks, 1 red-tail, 2 harriers, 1 sharp-shinned hawk, one bald eagle, and numerous vultures (both blacks and turkeys). This was about 15 minutes of watching...I hope to get out to Fort Morgan next week, and get serious about counting some raptors...will let you know what we see!
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