[TN-Bird] Re: Nighthawk Migration
- From: Bill Holt <wjholtjr@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Danny Gaddy <gaddy@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2013 15:27:10 -0400
Danny, I do believe we were seeing the same group. My count was just before
sunset and was only over about 15 minutes. I suspect that had I been there
for 2 hours before sunset the count could have been much greater. Nearly
all of these birds were hunting on the wing and headed straight south or
south-southwest. They ranged from treetop level to quite high. Yep. Fun to
watch.
Bill
Walker County, Georgia
On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 3:06 PM, Danny Gaddy <gaddy@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I saw a group of nighthawks flying over the Chickamauga Battle field. I had
> estimated that there were over a hundred. I expect that these are the same
> birds seen by Bill Holt. Rock Springs is just south of the park. Of
> further
> note is that I have seen 20 plus Nighthawks flying over open areas in the
> park on each of the last two evenings. I am frequently in the park and
> have
> not seen anywhere to these numbers before. There has certainly been a lot
> of
> activity and they are great fun to watch over the Battlefield.
>
> Danny Gaddy
>
> Ringgold Georgia
>
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> 158+ nighthawks flying south over Rock Springs, Georgia about 8 pm. Walker
> County
>
> Bill
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