Hawk Watch is Winding Down - 29 Nov 2015

With only 1 day left to the 2015 Detroit River Hawk Watch I decided to make a quick 1-hour trip to Lake Erie Metropark to say thanks and good-bye to Jonathan Stein, our staff Counter.  Between 12 - 1 pm I spent some time with Rosemary Brady, Jonathan, Andrew Sturgess and Patrick Mulawa scanning the skies for raptors. Things were busy with a steady stream of Red-tailed Hawks, several Turkey Vultures, and my highlight: a light-phase Rough-legged Hawk!

BTW, a Golden Eagle was the first bird of the day (which I missed), so my record this year of attending DRHW and missing Golden Eagles = 46!

Lake Erie Metropark--Detroit River Hawk Watch, Wayne, Michigan, US
Nov 29, 2015 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Protocol: Stationary
4 species

Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)  3     17 were counted for the day by the counters
Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)  12     Official count for the 12-1 pm hour was 12. 26 were the total for the day.
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)  45
Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus)  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S161726268

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