Date: 4/15/25 3:30 pm From: Paul Guidetti <guidettipaul...> Subject: Re: [MASSBIRD] T 4/15/25 Backyard Raptor Migration (Townsend, MA)
Similar sighting (but far fewer) of raptors moving just as the front arrived. About 30 birds with about 80/20 split of red tailed and broad wing.
Fun to watch! Paul Guidetti Westford MA
On Tue, Apr 15, 2025 at 6:05 PM Brian Rusnica <velocicrafter...> wrote:
> I had a very nice push of 200+ Broad-winged Hawks and 11 Osprey just > before the front rolled through at 4:30pm here in Townsend, MA. > > Starting around 3pm, the skies up over my yard clouded up just enough that > I began picking out tiny streaming specks, shooting to the NE, starting > with Osprey and eventually getting my first Broad-wing of the year. Over > the next 90 minutes, the flight slowly built as the front approached, with > skies darkening and the wind picking up, pushing the birds due East with a > vengeance. Singles became doubles, and the flight crescendoed with a > stream of 68 Broad-wings together! > > The flight abruptly ended as the front arrived at 4:30 with some big rain > drops. All together, I had 227 Broad-wings, 11 Osprey, 2 American Kestrels, > 1 Sharpie, 1 Coop, and 1 Gray Ghost (ad M Northern Harrier). Appearances > from the locals included 3 Red-shouldered Hawks, 2 Red-tailed Hawks, 1 Bald > Eagle and 2 Turkey Vulture. > > In the yard today, I made it up to 41 species with several FOYs including > Barn Swallow, Palm + Pine Warbler, and Double-crested Cormorant migrant > flyovers. > > https://ebird.org/checklist/S225923300 > > Brian Rusnica > Townsend, MA > President, Eastern Mass Hawk Watch >
