[Birdnet] Swainson's Hawks in Cache Valley

[Connie McManus]

Entering Cache Valley (Mt Sterling & Wellesville areas) on the way home from
work, I have noticed on the last couple of days a large number of hawks (I
counted about 9 or 10) circling around the area -- some high, some lower.  I
wondered what kind they were as they didn't seem to be  like the red tailed
hawks I usually see.  thank you for your input!  I will pull over next time
and look a little closer!  :)


-- 
Connie McManus
Nibley, Cache County, Utah



On 8/25/07, Craig Fosdick <craig.fosdick at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On the way home from Garr Ranch, Mo, Ryan, and I saw a minimum of 50
> Swainson's Hawks moving south along US 89/91 at the south end of Cache
> Valley, near Wellsville.  The birds were not in a cohesive group, but all
> were moving south on a broad front spread out over ~1 mile, and at various
> heights.  Some were birds were very high, almost to the point where they
> were difficult to detect without binoculars, while many were very low.
> Given the general lack of cohesiveness to the flight and the time of the day
> (~345 pm) my best guess is that they had been migrating, and at least some
> of them may have been searching for roost sites for the evening.  A single
> Turkey Vulture was tagging along.
>
> Regardless, it was a fantastic sight.
>
> Craig Fosdick
> Logan, Utah.
>
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