Thanks to those who weighed in. While basically all the suggestions were that they are likely vultures (black or turkey) and even though there is room for a little bit of doubt, neither did anyone say "Oh, those are hawks. Definitely hawks."
Given that, I'm privately concluding that they...
I see. So it sounds like when turkey vultures are moving straight and fast, the feathers don't splay out in the "finger" pattern that is more familiar when they're circling? I'm leaning toward your assessment. (If I'm dragging my feet, it's of course only 'cause seeing that many hawks is more...
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Thanks for the suggestion... I suppose it's possible and I’m ultimately willing to be convinced. However, the one thing we felt quite sure of is that whatever they were, they were not vultures. The wings weren't so broad and flat and we could clearly see that the feathers didn't splay...
I'm not a birder, but my wife and I saw what appeared to be about 16 hawks flying together. It was around sunset (about 7:30) and we were in Lake Highlands on Royal Lane near Skillman. They were flying several hundred feet up, staggered randomly one after the other, and heading pretty much due...
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