9.24.24 Jenner Hawkwatch @ Jenner Headlands Preserve
Team 3 Got its Hawkwatch on.....
Kinda slow start from 10am to 11am ...
But by 11am the wind picked up from 3mph to a nice 6 to 7mph, and it was a show to behold.
Great day, lots of Coopers and Sharp-shinned close flybys. With a couple Broad-winged Hawks flying right over us. Endless Red-tailed Hawks and Turkey vultures. A few distant Merlins and good number of Kestrels and Harriers. The Coops and Sharps would come in groups of 3's, sometimes 2's and 4's, a couple times groups of 5. Remember where there's one there more! We had great looks right over our heads.
TUVU 135
NOHA 10
SSHA 26
COHA 25
BWHA 3
RTHA 91
AMKE 12
MERL 3
UNDOC BUTEO 1
UNDOC ACCIP 2
We are all part of something bigger, being a part of the documentation of these wayward migrants helps one see the bigger picture of being connected to the natural world from which we all came from. These birds have a seasonal movement built into their DNA, their genes, their internal clock, an age old tradition to move south in the fall. It is incredible to see it unfold right in front of your own eyes, amazing creatures moving 100s, 1000s of miles is a sight to behold... Behold the beauty, behold the Jenner Headlands Preserve annual raptor migration 2024.
(side not BWHA's photo'd here are from a week ago by Scott Carey, we may have some photos coming from 9.24.24, stilling processing and shorting)
(Note two, be aware of traffic and road closures, it was a task getting out there today, and checking your route and getting an early start helps)
The arms in the air, and hugs were after the Broad-winged Hawk flew right over us....
Great work today, Sarah Reid, Alan Glazier, Carol Chiang Abdelfattah, appreciate you all coming out on such short notice, LB.
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