Snows to Our North and East

Sunday November24, 2024 - Bill spent a couple of hours ckg to see if the Snow,s north and East of us, had some big numbers pushing through the valley. TVs don't leave the roosts early like so many raptors, so midday to early afternoon is a great time to ck. Unlike BWs, they won't drop out of the extreme heights, about close of day, after a hot one. It is November after all. They will pop up any where a breeze is blowing. They will use the upddrafts and kettle, but they often just gather and ride the winds. Seeking out friends they glide in from all over the sky to take a casual circular loop and all head to another spot in the sky. It's the lower slower version of kettling, you might say. And luckily, if there are clear skies, without haze, their size makes them easy to spot. It's the tiny accipiters that might be hiding in the kettle you have to keep an eye out for. Because we have always said that where there are vultures, there may also be other raptors among them, above them, around them just zipping by. They are the beacons of the skies for air movement. (excuse my dangling participle...it's just a blog.) Here is 'sunday's report: