Newswise — “Raptors stage some of the most spectacular migrations of any animal, concentrating in huge numbers at certain sites around the globe where geography and weather combine to create migration bottlenecks. At these sites, more than a million migrating raptors can be counted in a single day.
“Several raptor species undertake some of the longest migrations of any land bird: The Swainson's Hawk travels from as far as Alaska to central Argentina each fall, and makes the return trip in March and April.
“Raptor migration is widespread and visible at many sites around the country, and even in your own backyard. Official hawkwatches are great places to see migrant raptors, but a few birds can be seen gliding high overhead on warm spring days from just about anywhere in the country. April is a great month to participate in a local hawkwatch.” --Brian Sullivan, a leader of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s eBird program, and co-author of the “Crossley ID Guide: Raptors."
NOTE: For information about where migrations are taking place, visit http://hawkcount.org/
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