I have observed a line of 8-10 young osprey hover flying near the shoreline diving for fish. They were mostly unsuccessful, but obviously in learning mode.Has anyone else seen these types of congregations of osprey or red tails? Maybe it’s more common than I think?
You find a field being plowed or tilled and you will have some great birding. Mowing of hay fieldsOk, one more strange bird sighting, at least for me. Not osprey but red tail hawks. I was passenger driving west bound near Ellensburg. A field had just been tilled and there was an huge group of red tail hawks all on the ground, feeding on what I would presume were moles or mice. There must have been somewhere in the ballpark of 20-30 hawks, no bullshit, maybe even more than that. Hard to tell when you’re going 70mph down the highway. What I could tell is that there were a LOT of them and they were all red tails.
Has anyone else seen these types of congregations of osprey or red tails? Maybe it’s more common than I think?
Makes sense. The local Stellar’s Jays certainly like it when I mow my lawnYou find a field being plowed or tilled and you will have some great birding. Mowing of hay fields
as well. Ravens and crows go bonkers, but I've seen bald eagles follow along as well.
Likely had uncovered some colonies of pocket nesting rodents so a feast was had for "hawk central"/Ellensburg. Great raptor territory for numbers and varieties.
A Cooper's Hawk on Bateman's Island. I heard this guy and used the Merlin Sound ID to know what it was. What a great Ap this is.View attachment 110112
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