[EBB Sightings] Swainson's Hawks (continuing)

Birders,

We counted 58 SWAINSON'S HAWKS from the shoulder of Lindemann Rd at 
noon today (7/1/05) including two dozen in a low kettle directly over 
the road. We saw half a dozen LOGGERHEAD SHRIKES and one more 
Swainson's Hawk from Herdlyn Rd. On our return pass along Lindemann 
there were many fewer hawks, but a few minutes later in a field beside 
West Grant Line Rd just west of its intersection with Mountain House 
Parkway we counted 52 Swainson's Hawks.

Dennis and Patricia Braddy
San Ramon

On Jun 30, 2005, at 8:55 PM, Bill Bousman wrote:

> I stopped by Lindemann (Alameda Co.) and Herdlyn (Contra Costa Co.) 
> road during the heat of the day on Thursday, 6/30/2005.  A field off 
> Lindemann apparently is still full of voles as I counted 57 SWAINSON'S 
> HAWKS on the ground and perhaps another 10 were in the air.  Also 
> working the field were one or two Red-tailed Hawks and 10-20 American 
> Crows and 10-20 Common Ravens.  I watched the Swainson's and the two 
> corvids consuming voles.  Some Swainson's were also soaring with voles 
> in their talons.  Perhaps they were going elsewhere or were just 
> showing what good providers they could be.
> Off Herdlyn, I found only two Swainson's Hawks.