Howdy folks,
Here is todays Brockway report from Joe Youngman- sounds like a cool day on the Mnt.
Heya,
I was the substitute counter at Brockway Mtn today. The first part of the day was really happenin – then the south wind died and so did the action. Approx. totals were 556 Broadwings and 49 Sharpshins – thats eastbounders. It was very intense for a couple hours. Also had a single Swainson’s Hawk come by going east – the same bird (apparently) passed back west 15 minutes later. Two more oddities graced the day – we all (a gang of 25ish birders) heard the local raven giving its traditional Golden Eagle attack call – so we look and see an approaching Snowy Owl – I’ve seen alot of Snowies and this was the whitest I’ve ever seen. It flew right over us going east with its Raven escort - somehow no one got photos. A while later we had an immature Redtail - with jesses! Jesses are the leather strap thingyes that falconers put on their birds legs. Two of us got good scope looks at the thin leather straps hanging from each leg. If its your bird, last seen going toward Eagle Harbor – .
Hello Max,
We were recently in Copper Harbor visiting family (Clyde and Lloyd Wescoat) and happened upon the raptor migration on Brockway Mtn. We visited the mtn top several days and were fortunate enough to be present when the snowy owl was seen. I thought you might be interested in a short video I shot of the owl/raven chase. Unfortunately it is a low resolution clip but I noted on your site that it was thought no one had gotten a picture. We enjoy birding in our home state of Florida and found the raptor migration a wonderful bonus to our trip. Good luck with the rest of the survey!
Sincerely,
Dave and Katie Preston
Thanks for the video!