Quick Raptor Survey - 11 Mar 2012


A quick 20 minute drive around Pt. Mouillee yielded the following raptors:

5 Red-tailed Hawks
7 American Kestrels
1 Sharp-shinned Hawk
1 Cooper's Hawk
1 Northern Harrier

The highlight was a pair of American Kestrels that displayed a bit more affection than I expected.  I'd just taken a couple of photos of this female when a male flew in from behind and, well...

Pte. Mouillee SGA (permit required Sep 1-Dec 15), Monroe, Michigan, US
Mar 11, 2012 3:30 PM - 3:50 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
5 species

Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius)  1
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)  1
Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)  1
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)  3
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S100130373

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