HawkFest 2018, Day 1 - 15 Sep 2018

Forecast for the weekend would be high 80's and high humidity. I wasn't expecting many birds flying this weekend so perhaps spending the weekend at Hawk Fest would be the place to be. Crowds were down from previous years, but a nice mix of people visited the Marshland Museum at Lake Erie Metropark. Rehab raptors were there, including this gorgeous Barn Owl.

Natalie Cypher brought a very angry Sharp-shinned Hawk that had no tail.

It was hot, humid and uncomfortable, but still fun. We even had birds flying in across the canal and kettling overhead.

Lake Erie Metropark--Marshlands Nature Center, Wayne, Michigan, US
Sep 15, 2018 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments:     Hawk Fest
6 species

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)  2
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)  6
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)  2
Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus)  12
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)  1
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S161011279

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