[va-richmond-general] Nighthawk Migration

Some of you might be interested in this -

The nighthawk show in the lights at the tower buildings at Tysons last night 
was the best I have seen this year. 
I arrived at about 8:25,  just before the lights went on at about 8:28.  Within 
2-3 three minutes there were 20 or so nighthawks swirling around low over the 
buildings catching insects.  Many of these birds were probably roosting either 
on the top of the buildings on in the nearby trees.  The show got better as the 
night went on. By 9:00, there were at least 50-60, and probably more, birds at 
all altitudes; some were low over the buildings and some so high you could 
hardly see them. The sky was just peppered with nighthawks.!!  The birds were 
not only directly over the buildings with the lights but spread out over the 
parking lot  and Gallows Rd. to the west, over the intersection of Gallows and 
Airline blvd. to the SE, and over the Fairfax Square buildings to the NE as 
well. 
The number of birds in view was not consisitent all the time, but several times 
there were little clumps of 10-15 birds close together in the lights.  It was 
quite a show, and kept me there for over an hour.  The next 10-14 days should 
be the heart of the nighthawk migration.  Folks to the north ( Massbird)  and 
west ( West Va.)  are reporting major nighthawk  migration movement.  If you 
have't seen this show, I think the next few nights might well be a good time to 
look. 
-- 
Donald Sweig
Falls Church,Va. 
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