Red-tailed Hawk @ DRIWR - 01 Apr 2024
Rain was forecasted this morning with clouds the rest of the day, but skies are clear, so I took a quick run down to the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge to see if any Common Loons might be around.
I got a late start this morning, but arrived shortly before 10 am. The drive to the fishing pier was quiet. The pier itself had a few fisherman, but most were in boats on the river. No loons on the river.
As I drove out I spotted the juvenile Red-tailed Hawk from Saturday and was able to get some nice pics from inside the car. I didn't stay as another car was behind me. Neither of us seemed to have spooked the bird from its perch.
Detroit River IWR--Refuge Gateway (Humbug Marsh), Wayne, Michigan, US
Apr 1, 2024 9:45 AM - 10:05 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
14 species
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) 40
Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) 6
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) 2
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) 4
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 2
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 1
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 12
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 6
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 1
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 2
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 2
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 2
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) 2
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