Red Tailed Hawk Contest

[Aletha Boyle]

On the way back from Needham MA, to Cape Neddick ME on Sunday, my kids and their wives and I had a contest.  

Count the Red Tailed Hawks along 95.  Totals:  3 flying, and 29 on Trees!  

[David Gulick]

I did that for many years! Each time trying to beat my own record. I was driving Portland to 495 in MA to Route 2 west toward Greenfield MA. Interesting to me was that the count always ended when I got onto Route 2 west. Almost never any RTHAs even though many miles traveled. They greatly prefer 95 and 495. My record over decades(?) of counting was 23 so you win Aletha. One time my occasional-birder sister did a count driving from NYC up to Northampton MA and counted 35! I was crushed. 

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On Feb 18, 2019, at 6:56 PM, Aletha Boyle <maine...@gmail.com> wrote:

On the way back from Needham MA, to Cape Neddick ME on Sunday, my kids and their wives and I had a contest.  

Count the Red Tailed Hawks along 95.  Totals:  3 flying, and 29 on Trees!  

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[Julia Hanauer-Milne]

We do this too, but also place bets before setting out on how many we'll see.

[jon edstrom]

We do it on short drive. My wife and I compete against each other. If you spot one you make a claw (talon) motion with your finger. First one to five talons wins.

We need to get a life. Actually, we have one because we are not just sitting in front of the tv or staring at our devices.

Jon Edstrom

Biddeford

[wrenyen]

These sound like fun car games.  Driver at a disadvantage though, one would hope! :-)

[Aletha Boyle]

It was especially fun for me as I was not driving!  Today 5 from Westbrook to Wells on 95.  

[jon edstrom]

It's fun when you get a Double Talon - when you win twice in a row you get to hold both hands up and flex your fingers like talons.

Jon E

[Medea Steinman]

Nice!  :-)

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[Delia Guzman]

If you’re ever in Pennsylvania, your numbers will easily hit the 100s! It’s ridiculous how many red tails they have there. 

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[Aletha Boyle]

Love it!!

[Jon Edstrom]

I always count hawks while driving. Well yesterday while driving back from Augusta, I spotted 2 red tail hawks sitting side by side on a branch on route 295. Is this unusual? I certainly have not seen it.

Jon Edstrom

Biddeford, Maine

[David Gulick]

Spring dating

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[Robert O'Connell]

While driving down to Massachusetts for my son’s hockey tournament, we made it a collaborative effort.

We counted 28 in total (I had a migraine on the way back which lowered the return count).

We also had 2 TUVU in Maine and a Merlin in Massachusetts as well.

 

On the way down just over the line into Mass we had a pair of Red Tails on neighboring trees looking in opposite directions.

I will chalk that up to a spring dating fail. 😊

 

Cheers!

[Aletha Boyle]

I love that I have inspired others to participate in this fun contest!!  OOPs pay attention to driving .....