Tweeters,

A couple weeks ago during a lunch stop at Red Rock State Park near Sedona I
spied a Goshawk circling overhead with a really wild wing beat. It was
using all the airspace available to gain altitude. With each flap of the
wing it would nearly touch tips at both the down and up stroke. We watched
it very rapidly gain altitude until it disappeared. I assumed it was on
migration and gaining altitude to catch the thermals for a flight north? I
have only seen half a dozen Goshawks so I haven't had much experience seeing
them soar.

Tracee Geernaert
tracee at iphc.washington.edu