Hawks Flying on Wednesday!

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Carolyn Weng at Jeff's Dune (Muskegon State Park) and I on the McLane (south Channel wall) counted 358 migrating hawks today between 11:45 and 3:00.  Most were Broad-winged Hawks gliding south high overhead; the largest kettle was 32 birds (see Hawkwatch totals elsewhere on this page). Carolyn saw an immature Red-shouldered Hawk shortly after 1:00, but it headed back north!  The next hour, however, it migrated. There wasn't time to count Blue Jays today, but at least 150 migrated over the Channel as did at least a couple dozen Monarch butterflies.

- Ric Pedler
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