Hawk Watch '08 - 20 Sep 2008
A short burst of warblers near the parking lot was a nice consolation, however. A pair of Northern Parula, a Blackburnian Warbler, a Cape May Warbler, and Least Flycatcher were nice finds. I also managed a Carolina Wren and Eastern Wood Pewee before heading back. This pewee was digiscoped with the Nikon ED50 and 30X DS eyepiece from about 50 ft; a bit too far for reliable results.
May tomorrow bring more and better birds!
Lake Erie Metropark--Marshlands Nature Center, Wayne, Michigan, US
Sep 20, 2008 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments: I hopped on the Vespa this morning and rode down to Lake Erie Metropark to check out the Hawk Watch at the boat ramp. At about 9 am a good number of folks were gathered and waiting for something big to happen. Just 2 days ago a massive 269,000 Broad-winged Hawk migration passed over the park, and today you could feel the anticipation for something similar to occur. But, alas, with no winds to speak of, the day's total would only reach 200.
10 species
Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) 6
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) 1
Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) 50
Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) 1
Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) 1
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 1
Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) 1
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 2
Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) 1
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Sep 20, 2008 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments: I hopped on the Vespa this morning and rode down to Lake Erie Metropark to check out the Hawk Watch at the boat ramp. At about 9 am a good number of folks were gathered and waiting for something big to happen. Just 2 days ago a massive 269,000 Broad-winged Hawk migration passed over the park, and today you could feel the anticipation for something similar to occur. But, alas, with no winds to speak of, the day's total would only reach 200.
10 species
Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) 6
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) 1
Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) 50
Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) 1
Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) 1
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 1
Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) 1
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 2
Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S4
This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (https://ebird.org/home)
