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Migration: Raptors / Spring
Saoirse:
--- Quote from: The Peregrine Chick on March 19, 2012, 09:58 ---Trained eyes Allikat - all the observers are trained though frequently there are visitors hanging out to learn the ropes so to speak.
It should show at the bottom of each day's observations who where the observers and recorders and it there were guests.
As for the large numbers, you will frequently find that species - say broad-winged hawks - come through in huge flocks together which makes it easier to count them - and they use those hand-held clickers, the kind you sometimes see door greeters or parking attendants at events use to count quickly.
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Thanks for the information, TPC -- I'd often wondered how the migration is observed and recorded. It's so interesting to read the various types of bird returning and, in some cases, in such large numbers. Even better to know how the process works!
The Peregrine Chick:
--- Quote from: Moonstar on March 19, 2012, 10:24 ---When I went to by Daughter's in St. Adolphe on Sat. there were a bunch of people sitting at the St. Adolphe bridge with scopes etc watching the bird migration.
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Its a very popular place and one that is close enough to town to do it a few times during migrations. If anyone hasn't checked it out, days with south winds and no rain are often good times to go.
Moonstar:
When I went to by Daughter's in St. Adolphe on Sat. there were a bunch of people sitting at the St. Adolphe bridge with scopes etc watching the bird migration.
The Peregrine Chick:
Trained eyes Allikat - all the observers are trained though frequently there are visitors hanging out to learn the ropes so to speak.
It should show at the bottom of each day's observations who where the observers and recorders and it there were guests.
As for the large numbers, you will frequently find that species - say broad-winged hawks - come through in huge flocks together which makes it easier to count them - and they use those hand-held clickers, the kind you sometimes see door greeters or parking attendants at events use to count quickly.
allikat:
I was checking out the hawkcount migration site over the weekend, and I couldn't believe what I read!
On Saturday, March 17th, there were 2000 unknown raptors viewed at a certain observation site within an 8 hour period and today, Sunday March 18th, there were over 1200 unknown raptors viewed at another site where many raptors are observed migrating.
Is it untrained eyes watching or is it just that the flying patterns are similar to other raptors??..?. I'm curious!
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