Well, the hawk migration has passed us by.
The Broad-winged hawk count for the weekend was under a hundred for Saturday and Sunday together. Although the total for the count since September 10 th. is over 5,200 Broad-winged Hawks.
A great way to spend some time in the mountains!
Plan your calendar a week either side of September 15, 2008.
My friend, Tom Hunter, and I still had a good weekend on a monutain top.
Tom is a founding member of the Russell Co. (VA) Bird Club and is on the board for the Virginia Society of Ornithology. He is very good at long range bird identification. Hear his interview below.)
I learned a lot.
You, too, can learn a lot from these nice people: