Sunday, September 2, 2012
Hawks Migrating Already!
My friend Paul Gillan called to report a migrating Osprey and many other migrating and non-migrating raptors near the Muskegon Channel today. I went over there for an hour this afternoon and saw over two dozen of them (mostly migrants, report below). This is very early in the year for this many hawks to be migrating past Muskegon!
- Ric
Muskegon, Michigan, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 02, 2012
Hawk Migration Association of North America
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Bald Eagle 0 0 0
Osprey 0 0 0
Northern Harrier 0 0 0
Sharp-shinned Hawk 13 13 13
Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 5 5 5
Red-tailed Hawk 2 2 2
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 5 5 5
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 25 25 25
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Observation start time: 14:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 1 hours
Weather: Sunny, east wind 5-10 mph
Observations: 2-4 non-migrating RT, 1 non-migrating AK, 1 migrating OS before count period.
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1 comment:
Ric, I agree as I had at least a dozen red tails, a coopers and a kestral passing by my ice cream shop last week.
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