Fourteen migrating hawks were counted in just over an hour at Cromwell Valley Park on 
Friday, 4/20/07. Not bad for such a short period of time and a difficult sky. A pair of local 
Coopers Hawks performed a courtship chase display, and one Broadwinged Hawk flew very 
low giving a good view.
On a sad note, six Tree Swallows were found dead in several Bluebird boxes. Four were 
found in one box (3 dead, 1 survived). I'm no expert, but I think these Tree Swallows roost 
in the boxes and some are too exhausted to get out after their long migration. Maybe one of 
our Bluebird trail Monitors could shed some light on this.

CVP HawkWatch TOTALS  4/20/07   3:45pm to 5:00pm
Bald Eagle - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 2
Broadwinged Hawk - 5
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 2
Osprey - 3
Merlin - 1

Jim Meyers
Parkville Md