Sunday, February 24, 2019

Begin a New Season-2019-Possible Super Bloom Again

Leader:
February 21-Judy Smith
February 22-Laura Webb
February 23-Hal Cohen
February 24-Herb Stone

Migration:
February 21-1 Turkey Vulture
February 22-8 Turkey Vultures; 1 Swainson's Hawk
February 23-33 Turkey Vultures; 2 Swainson's Hawks
February 24-13 Turkey Vultures: 5 Swainson's Hawks

Discussion:
It has been a very cold rainy winter season. We've had over 7 inches of rain over a period of weeks. There are numerous flower hot spots surrounding Borrego Springs. With the warmup beginning Sunday February 24 we could experience another super bloom, lots of caterpillars and thousands of hawks. So far only a handful of hawks has migrated through the valley. However it looks like more Turkey Vultures are venturing into the valley.

Evening Watch:
No hawks and one TV were evident this evening (Feb 24th). There are TV's roosting in the usual spot in the Roadrunner



Early February Flowers Along Near Arroyo Salada-S22-HC






Entering Borrego Springs From Ranchita-February 23, 2019