My friend Alan Wormington, who lives and birds on Point Pelee, gently
reminded me that they never see broad-winged hawks coming in over Lake
Erie. Hence my report of having seen a large group doing so must have
been erroneous. The Pelee people don't let any unusual birds get through
without thorough documentation!
So I amend my remarks----broad-wingeds do come through in large groups
in a small window in late April, but the Lake's lack of thermals, which
they're addicted to because their migration route is so long, turns them
off, and turns them sideways on their way north!
Bill Whan

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