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Broad winged Hawks, migrants Parklawn Picnic Area

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diane Ford

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diane Ford

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Sat, 18 Sep 2010 10:21:51 -0700

Hi all,
 
  Only had time to briefly bird one of my locales, so I opted for Parklawn Picnic area off
off Viers Mill Rd.  Not much activity in the woods, but as I was looking at a Rose breasted Grosbeak, I saw many brown specks in the sky. They were Broad winged Hawks-hundreds of them!!  They were as high as an airliner and moving very quickly.  For a few minutes it was an incredible sight.  I'm sure joggers passing by were wondering what I was staring intently at.
 
Rose breasted Grosbeak  1-2
Brown Thrasher  1
Scarlet Tanager
Gray Catbird    7-10
Rufous sided Towhee
Magnolia Warbler  1
Red eyed Vireo  1
White eyed Vireo  1
Red shouldered Hawk  3
Broad winged Hawk  300+
Turkey Vulture  1
American Robin  -10
House Finch  2
Bluejay  1
 
D.Ford./ Bethesda ,Md