2009 Fall Raptor Migration: Orange Beach, AL; Fort Morgan, AL; Gulf Shores, AL
3:25 p.m.: Took a few days off to camp in the foothills of the Apps (Oak Mountain S.P.), where I did see a few migrating birds, but couldn’t identify any concentrated corridor, per se. I understand the weather had been lousy here in Orange Beach over most of the weekend, and this morning a heavy fog hung around until 10 a.m. or so. When I finally got outside, however, I did spot a female (imm.) Cooper’s hawk heading west, followed by an adult Peregrine falcon a few minutes later (11:50 a.m.). Still, haven’t seen very many birds today during the few, brief forays outside. Hopefully, things will pick up over the next few days…(30 minutes obs.; 2 birds/2 species).
October 10th, 2009 at 4:43 am
Hi,
I read about your Hawk Watch in the newspaper. I’m interested in attending on Monday the 19th. Where are y’all going to meet?
October 18th, 2009 at 11:37 pm
Lisa…I’ll be in a grey Suburban about a 1/4 mile southeast of the gift shop…its going to be a great day, i hope. In two hours, today (Sunday, the 18th),I saw nearly 300 birds! My cell is: 251-747-6166