Ashland Hawk Watch Update: Highlights and Raptor Identification Practice (September 1-6, 2024)

[@fodderbox]

Living in SW Ohio, I love to see the fall streams of Vultures, giant rivers of Grackles and other blackbirds, and the occasional loose flight of Nighthawks; most I've seen at once is 16. Their eerily silent trudge southward is beautiful but a reminder of the coming season. Thanks for spending so much time talking about them, though everything is appreciated!

[@spelunkerd]

Great review, thank you.

[@PhilRushworth]

Great video David! Thanks for taking the time to do this! We've been having fun up here in Ottawa, seeing common night hawks heading out for the season each evening over our house. Happy Hawk Watching!

[@nathanielz1053]

Thank you!

[@goldenoriolesilverbirch8220]

Very educational

[@JA51711]

Great photos and that's a great photo of the pileated

[@JA51711]

Thanks!

[@LycoBirds]

Appreciate it! Thanks!

[@janisebeling9403]

Great

[@JA51711]

I am so concerned I'm not getting any warblers and hardly saw any all summer and I didn't see any except for a few verios and one yellow warbler for the spring migration 🙏😔

[@Mad_Ancient_Computer_700AD]

It may depend on where you live. The migration patterns and timing can be different. In my experience, living next to a lake, practically every migratory passerine passes by on one day through my neighborhood, and then I don't get huge numbers of anything the rest of the season. Warblers can be the worst since it's hard to track them for too long as they seem to flutter into thin air after a few minutes of viewing (at max). Also, depending on where you live, warblers might not be present at all during the summer as many breed in the mid to north latitudes. Yellow warblers, common yellowthroats, and american redstarts are the three summer warblers in some midwest states, while many cool warblers species, like blackpoll, cape may, canada, etc. breed farther north and only visit some states when migrating.