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More hawk info.....

I really feel Cali's (3 lbs, 13 oz) recent hawk experience was a major miracle for her. I would doubt that she would survive another one like it. We were sooooo lucky....and she did do good!

My son (airforce fighter pilot) started flying at age 12. Because he was so young the old instructor started by having him fly gliders (until he was 13.5 and then of course he wanted POWER). Last night he told me about hawks. Said he watched them intensely because they are birds that soar most of the time - the reason they are silent is because you don't hear them flap their wings very often - they mostly soar using "thermals", which is why they dont like to, and will avoid, flying over large bodies of water where they don't get the thermals. They migrate to South America for the winter in the fall from about Oct through Nov and then return in the Spring.

I wonder if that is why we are seeing so many now at this time of the year.