Yesterday (4.21.09) ahead of the strong SW winds and over a 45 minute time
period, I observed at least 55 Broad-winged Hawks (possibly many more and
just not visible) at high altitude streaming over the north end of Burr Oak
Lake in Morgan County (DeLorme 70 D2).  This flight was occurring pretty
high up and some birds were in the lower cloud layers and sometimes between
gusts of wind I could very faintly hear these birds calling in flight.  It
was incredible - these raptors were moving very quickly and were quite vocal
at times.  This is by far the best concentration and highest count of this
species that I have observed in this part of the state.

Glen Crippen
Burr Oak Lake

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