Flying Home

Aerial view of Pico de Orizaba = Citlaltépetl volcano at western border of Veracruz state (photo from Wikimedia) 7 October 2026 Today I leave Veracruz and Mexico to fly home to Pittsburgh. I first became hooked on the River of Raptors when I saw this video (below) in 2013 but I did not act on it until this year. 100,000 raptors(!), tropical birds, and so much more! video embedded from Aplomadoson on YouTube Did I see what this video promised? I’m glad I came. Birds in order of appearance in the video, include 4 occurrences of broad-winged hawks. Broad-winged hawk Common squirrel cuckoo (not a bird. a tabby cat) Blue-gray tanager Boat-billed flycatcher Osprey Broad-winged hawk Black vulture Broad-winged hawk Broad-winged hawk Ferruginous pygmy-owl Fork-tailed flycatcher Crested caracara Gray hawk Great kiskadee Hook-billed kite Laughing falcon Masked tityra Lucifer hummingbird Northern harrier Peregrine falcon Red-legged honeycreeper Roadside hawk Rose-throated becard Ruby-throated…