Already are. ~230 Swainson's near Stephenville yesterday afternoon. Good flicker movement this AM. Sent to Texbirds FB yesterday. Front almost here. Eyes to the sky. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 10, 2014, at 7:08 AM, Chuck Sexton <gcwarbler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > TexBirders, > > Things may be shaping up for a considerable movement of hawks on > Saturday-Sunday-Monday. There are N winds and rain across a band of Kansas, > Oklahoma, and the Texas Panhandle at present which is probably holding back > the main push of Swainson’s Hawks and other species. The associated front is > supposed to get to Central Texas (Austin) early on Saturday morning, with > rain through the morning. That means that the bulk of the hawks will have N > winds and lifting skies (not necessarily clearing) during Saturday and into > Sunday. They’re saying a reinforcing surge of cooler air will come in Monday. > > A lot of us in Austin will be at an event indoors at midday on Saturday, but > I know I’ll be itching to get back outdoors and onto some hilltop ASAP. > Sunday’s Big Sit at Balcones Canyonlands NWR, depending on wind direction and > strength, may be mighty interesting! > > Chuck Sexton > Austin, TXEdit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at > //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds > > Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission > from the List Owner > > Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner