First Broad-winged Hawk Flight - 03 Sep 2024
I had to leave at lunch time, so I'm hoping that the afternoon improved in both sighting and numbers.
Lake Erie Metropark--Detroit River Hawk Watch, Wayne, Michigan, US
Sep 3, 2024 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments: Detroit River Hawk Watch totals from 9 - 12 plus local birds. Sunny, cool, 60F
39 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 26
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 8
Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) 2
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 2
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) 1
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) 1
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) 2
Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) 12
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 2
Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) 4
Forster's Tern (Sterna forsteri) 2
Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) 2
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 46
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) 2
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) 2
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) 7
Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) 1
Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) 120
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) 1
Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) 2
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 1
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) 1
Merlin (Falco columbarius) 1
Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) 1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 2
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 2
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 35
Purple Martin (Progne subis) 6
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 12
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 1
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 1
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 11
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 3
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 2
House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) 2
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) 7
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 2
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