4400+ Broad-winged Hawks! - 19 Sep 2021

Detroit River Hawk Watch started slow this morning. Clearing skies, rising barometer and ENE winds made for high expectations of a decent flight day. But, only Sharp-shinned Hawks were flying for the first hour or two. It wasn't until near 11 am that the first Broad-winged Hawks started kettling. And kettling they did! Unfortunately for us they were moving north near the Trenton stacks (but south of the refuge). We'd end the day with 4468 Broad-winged Hawks, 255 Sharp-shinned Hawks, 27 Northern Harriers, and 80 American Kestrel. Nice!

Sharp-shinned Hawks.

Northern Harrier.

Full Crop. Full colon!

More Sharpies!

American Kestrel. 

American Kestrel dive-bombing a Sharpie!

Broad-winged Hawks kettling to the north.

Lake Erie Metropark--Detroit River Hawk Watch, Wayne, Michigan, US
Sep 19, 2021 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments:     Detroit River Hawk Watch - assistant counter
8 species

Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)  10
Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius)  27     Exact count submitted to HawkCount.org
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)  255     Exact count submitted to HawkCount.org
Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)  1
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)  11
Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus)  4468
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)  5
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)  80     Exact count submitted to HawkCount.org

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S159741781

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