SpeedRacer 1 #1 September 9, 2009 This is the time when the raptors start their migration south along the appalachian mountains. They like to ride the updrafts. Check out this chart: http://www.hmana.org/documents/NEHW_Hawk_Guide_08.pdf Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ikon 0 #2 September 9, 2009 Aw man, I came in here looking for dinosaurs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mtbriles 0 #3 September 9, 2009 Quote Aw man, I came in here looking for dinosaurs. Same here man. I was expecting to see some Jurassic park shit but no i got a birdWhy not? My direction in life is up...then down again REALLY REALLY FAST!!! Never take life too seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway. D.S. #55 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #4 September 9, 2009 raptors, not velociraptors! anyway, they evolved from dinosaurs. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #5 September 13, 2009 Raptors can be seen migrating south from early September through November. They like to ride the updrafts along the Appalachian mountain range. About 20 minutes' drive from my house is the Washington Monument Park on the Appalachian trail. The monument is a 34 foot high tower built in 1827 on top of the ridge. It was restored in the 1930s & has a winding staircase on the inside. There were a few people up there with binoculars recording how many of each type of raptor they saw. I was up there for about 45 minutes and I saw a bald eagle, an osprey, and right at the end about a dozen broad winged hawks showed up. The experts up there said they had already seen seven bald eagles today. They told me a few tricks to raptor-migration watching: 1) 10X binoculars are about the optimum magnification to use. 2) Don't try to share binoculars, each person should have their own. 3) Optimum conditions are overcast skies, because the dark shapes show up better in front of white clouds than blue sky. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beerlight 0 #6 September 14, 2009 Quote Aw man, I came in here looking for dinosaurs. And I thought they were moving a squadron of F-22's somewhere.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
