Date: 3/19/25 9:27 am From: msperalez via groups.io <msperalez...> Subject: Re: [LACoBirds] Swainson's hawk reports
Lance, et al,
I was just on the eastern side of Glendora this morning ~9:00 am when a
kettle of about 75 Swainson's Hawks flew through. They were kettling over
the mouth of Big Dalton Canyon then broke the kettle and started streaming
to the NW over Glendora Ridge and into the San Gabriels.
This seems to fit the pattern of migration of last year when I had no (as
in zero) sightings at my house in western Glendora which, prior to 2024,
was quite reliable for westward-moving SWHAs. I have been watching for hawk
movement for the last few weeks at my house with no luck. I may need to
shift east by about 1.5 miles to see them on their current route.
Mike Peralez
Glendora
On Sat, Mar 15, 2025, 11:04 PM Lance Benner via groups.io <lbenner=
<charter.net...> wrote:
> All,
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> To follow up on the last message, here's a list of recent Swainson's Hawks
> reported in eBird with at least 5 birds.
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> Swainson's Hawk High Counts 2025: LA, San Bernardno, Riverside, Orange,
> Ventura, and Kern Counties
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> Excluded: Imperial Valley and Borrego Springs area
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> Updated: 2025 Mar 15
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> Groups of at least 5 individuals
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> N Date Location Observer
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> 170 Mar 5 Bonelli Park Keith Condon
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> 80 Mar 5 Bonelli Park, 2nd group Keith Condon
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> 20+ Mar 6 0755 Hahamongna Park Jeffrey and Mary
> Fenwick
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> 12 Mar 6 0935 Hahamongna Park Jeffrey and Mary
> Fenwick
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> 55 Mar 6 1227 East Upland. Two groups Mike Brossart &
> Kitty Blassey
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> 5 Mar 6 1500 70th W/Ave L8, Antelope Valley Kathy Duret
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> 75 Mar 8 1603 Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden Dani and Douglas
> Lippoldt
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> 5 Mar 9 0903
> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/0903+Senwood+Way,+Fallbrook?entry=gmail&source=g> > Senwood Way, Fallbrook
> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/0903+Senwood+Way,+Fallbrook?entry=gmail&source=g> > Kenneth Weaver (San Diego County, coastal slope)
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> 25 Mar 10 1150 Bonelli Park Judy McInnes
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> 6 Mar 10 1758 Fairmount Park, Riverside Robert Templeton
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> 27 Mar 10 1159 Mill Creek Wetlands Becca Cockrum
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> 200 Mar 10 1820 Palm Terrace, Pasadena Alex Coffey
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> 10 Mar 11 1130 City of Hope Hospital Steven Kurniawidjaja
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> 40 Mar 12 1255 San Antonio Heights Becca Cockrum
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> 9 Mar 13 1750 Glendora Patrick Gavit
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> 20 Mar 15 0919 Claremont Memorial Park Cathy McFadden &
> Paul Clark. Multiple groups
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> 26 Mar 15 1310 Juniper Hills Kimball Garrett
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> 6 Mar 15 1503 Juniper Hills Kimball Garrett
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> Regards,
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> Lance Benner
> Pasadena
> On Behalf of Los Angeles Birders
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