Date: 3/18/26 2:05 pm From: Kimball Garrett via groups.io <cyanolyca818...> Subject: Re: [LACoBirds] Swainson's hawk picket lines: March 21
Birders,
Just a quick note to encourage folks who might be in or near the Antelope
Valley on Saturday to also be watching for migrating Swainson's Hawks. The
Antelope Valley generally does not get the push of Swainson's Hawks that is
expected along the coastal slope foothills in February. Those birds are
probably heading up into the Central Valley (and beyond). But beginning in
March, and especially in the latter half of that month, these hawks begin
to move north over the A. V. -- sometimes even in triple digits. These
later birds are probably heading to more easterly breeding areas, such as
in the western Great Basin.
Thus, we have a chance not only to get a handle on numbers of Swainson's
Hawks moving through our region in the spring, but we can also tease apart
the two slightly different migration routes through the county in terms of
both geography and timing.
Kimball Garrett
Juniper Hills
On Wed, Mar 18, 2026 at 9:51 AM Lance Benner via groups.io <lbenner=
<charter.net...> wrote:
> Greetings Everyone,
>
> The purpose of this email is to provide a quick update on Swainson's Hawk
> migration through this area and to invite you to join us on picket lines on
> Saturday, March 21, to try to understand their migration routes better.
>
>
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