Sunday, October 31, 2010

Very rapid goshawk

31 October 4 P.M.- Voyager RV Resort
1 male Gos- ripping over the desert scrub - as fast as any dove or pigeon I have observed. The hawk was steady pumping - with very deep, very flexible, and very rapid wing beats, possibly 8-10 wing beats per cycle with a short glide between.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

My return to Tucson- 1 Goshawk

27 October-2010 3 P.M. Voyager RV Resort Route 10 and S. Kolb Road.
1 Goshawk (NG) soaring and flapping over my RV at the resort . The hawk was at about 300 feet elevation. And was flapping as a NG can flap with very deep, very rapid, and very flexible wing beats. The hawk entered my area with a Raven. Observation time- 3 minutes.
I had expected to start observing NG on about November 1. I arrived in Tucson on October 18 and will depart April 1. I have 22 months of observing NG in Tucson, starting in winter 2000-01.