Ospreys are coming through in good numbers this year. Eight during one hour on Pack Monadnock was a record for me, including a trio, stacked up tall, circling as a unit moving south, drifting along on a play of sun and gentle wind. Ospreys are the most leisurely in their journey south despite an ambitious itinerary. Many spend the winter in South America. I saw my first Pack Monadnock Peregrine last week.
Most migrants show up over the river valley to the west of North Pack.
The distant figure from the east, over Lyndeborough, didn t look like the local ravens, Turkey Vultures and Red-tailed Hawks that mill around North Pack. Irene spotted the odd newcomer as a distant speck. That day there were two of us on the watch as volunteers for a three-week Pack Monadnock hawk census. Irene and I meet this time each year. Part of the enjoyment of hawkwatch season is the reunion component.