Oct 05 2008
After Monday’s 1048 raptors counted at the Cape Henlopen hawk watch, the news spread over DE-BIRD (as the news of every day does) and through an article by Molly Murray in the News-Journal (featuring an Osprey photo by yours truly). Thursday, October 2nd, a sizable crowd assembled for what looked to be the next big flight [...]
Sep 30 2008
While the stock market was falling through the floor, Monday, 29 September saw the highest count ever of migrating raptors at the Cape Henlopen hawk watch–1048, to be precise. Above, some of the participants in the day’s count spell out “1000″ while I try to hustle Brecon and myself into the frame before the shutter [...]
Sep 15 2008
Last Thursday, September 11, I visited the hawk watch at nearby Cape Henlopen State Park. During the two or so hours I was there, it was nearly hawk-free. This sort of thing happens all the time when birding–the hoped-for species or phenomenon simply fails to materialize, or if it does, the birder fails to perceive [...]
