2009 Fall Hawk Migration: Orange Beach, AL and Fort Morgan, AL
Friends: it is a beautiful day here on the Alabama Gulf coast, with light winds, fair skies and moderate temps…but, that means the birds are HIGH! Took a short trip out to Fort Morgan, and the spotting was difficult. The migration has begun in earnest, but we’re still probably several weeks away from any sort of peak. However, even with the difficult spotting conditions, we counted 15 birds over a two and a half hour period–there is no telling how many we missed. The day got started nicely with a Peregrine heading west at about 60 m.p.h. , followed by a sharpie and some other “unid. accipiters”. (2.5 hours observing; 15 birds, at least 3 species).