Borrego Valley Hawkwatch: April 2020

Late blog but we are still functioning.The slow migration and of course the very fast moving virus have conspired to slow down hawk migration posts. We are continuing to monitor the hawk migration through Borrego Valley. So far we have become diligent concerning social distances. We will continue to watch for hawks in the evening and count them leaving the valley in the morning. We've only had a few days with a number of hawks. Thanks to all the folks that have kept our watch functioning during this trying time. Our hearts go out to those folks that are impacted by this awful
virus.

Since our last and only blog, March 17th we've had only three days with a number of migrants. March 19 was memorable because most of the hawks (581 Swainson's Hawks) kettled up at the same time. The massive kettle was quite visible from the count site. On March 29th we had a steady stream of hawks that totaled 374 at the end of the watch. Today, April 1, we had 114 late migrants that must have roosted east of Pegleg. Here is the address of a youtube from March 19. Also below are photos taken in the area.

https://youtu.be/cxBjN5T91GE

Leaders for the past several days:
Hal Cohen
Pam Albers
Kirtland Smith
Candace Hess
Marilyn Dickson
Cory Laughlin
Laura Webb
Don White
Tracy Geernaert

Observers assisting the leaders:
Tommy Antel
Gary Hilton
Craig Johnson
Susan Plumb
Tony Rutigliano
Richard Shutler
Ken Smith
Ted Spriggs
Mark Stevens
Randy Lenon