Broadwing Hawk Migration

[cooperhill]

Has anyone seen Broadwing hawks migrating? Looking for some beta on this. I remember seeing them around this time last year on Chocorua. If I recall they wait for good weather to move.

Thanks.

http://www.nhpr.org/broadwings-sail-south

 

[Quietman]

There is a migration observation station on South Pack Monadnock run by NH Audubon. I will check it out today and let you know.

 

[sardog1]

Good places to watch for raptor comings and going are HawkCount, Maine Audubon Rare Bird Alert, New Hampshire Audubon Rare Bird Alert, and Stokes Birding Blog. Just note that the RBA reports are up to a week old.

 

[Tom Rankin]

Not exactly hiking related, but my son is running a hawk watch in NJ for the Audubon Society.

 

[Puck]

This is the time of year for broadwings...they are the first to come through. There main diet is snakes. so when the weather gets cold they take off. They move through in flocks called kettles. Ona good day after a cold front passes a hawk watch can count hundreds.

 

[Quietman]

Didn't go up S. Pack as I didn't have my wallet and the toll booth was running.

Went up Temple across the street and didn't see any as the prevailing wind was was from the SW. There should be some tomorrow after the cold front passes.

Just found this interesting SITE that shows counts from many areas, including S. Pack and updated yesterday!

 

[cooperhill]

Thanks for all the advice. I'll keep an eye out this weekend.

 

[rup]

The biggest 'hawk' I've ever seen set up housekeeping in a tall pine in my back yard in N NJ during July. The chips and squirells were not pleased. Neither was the neighbor with a small stocked gold fish pond.

 

[Quietman]

Over 3,000 hawks were counted on S. Pack yesterday. I hiked up today and saw 10 or so in 15 minutes.

 

[Waumbek]

We watched--and heard--a broadwing's territorial calls through June and July. He chose the tallest white pine next to our field as his perch in the morning and evenings and sounded off. I assume a nest was hidden nearby. The broadwing is gone; the bear is now in charge of said field. A seasonal changing of the guard.

 

[Maddy]

I like this web site. You can review years past and check out the numbers.
Easy hike the ridge.
http://hawkcount.org/month_summary....ey&PHPSESSID=52fa9f9ebcbc8731511795aea7fa5957

Trail map Putney Mt
http://www.putneymountain.org/Trails_&_Maps.html