mchrqrd's Identifications

As I was entering the Johnson's pasture area of the Claremont Hills Wilderness Park, I spotted several raptors flying toward me from the east, and as I watched them, I saw they were part of a kettle of about 50 Swainson's Hawks flying to the west. A few stragglers flew right over my head, so I was able to snap a few photos even though I didn't have the right lens for taking bird pictures.

This is the same kettle reported in this observation, which was made just to the east of me only a minute or so before mine.