Tad was on the watch today and it was an unusual day. Hawks were slow in the morning, some accipiters and redtails, and then suddenly a group of 4 ravens went over high, heading northward. Then some Red Shouldereds came up from the valley and then Redtails were high and moving. Then we had a string of these:

Another Loon stream came later, but spread out like the above. Then, along came a small group of these:

Quite a surprise to see Canadas on the mountain.
To complete the unusual day we had a V of these:

Swans, no less.
Unusual day!
I heard on the news later that there was an upper level disturbance that caused some "lift".
What's that about?
2 comments:
Duh. An upper level disturbance is an area of low pressure, characterized by decreased pressure and increased lift.
An observation [probably meaningless] made by a new viewer of the [va-bird] postings ... I have visited Kiptopeke on the Eastern Shore but have no idea where the other raptor viewing sites are located [is there a map somewhere??] BUT, it appears to me that the preponderance of raptors migrating over the Eastern Shore are Sharp Shins and over the 'western' sites are Red Tails ... this from a very casual viewing of the reports.
Reaction ??????? [Is there an analysis if the years viewing posted anywhere?]
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