Today Jeff Johnson and I spent 4+ hours (9:00-1:15) hawkwatching from "Jeff's Dune" north of the Muskegon Channel at Muskegon State Park. We observed 151 raptors and recorded 147 migrating including 138 Sharp-shinned Hawks.
Osprey
Red-tailed Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Other raptors included 2 Cooper's Hawks, 2 Northern Harriers, 2 Broad-winged Hawks, 1 Osprey, 1 Merlin (perched in a tree near the bath house on the lakeshore), 1 American Kestrel (flying north of us, did not appear to be migrating), and 3 Red-tailed Hawks (only 1 of which flew past us and continued south). Scores of Blue Jays migrated by and many others flew around the area. There were also plenty of Northern Flickers and American Crows today.
- Ric
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