Cindy M
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During the autumn months, the skies over southeast Michigan are alive with tens of thousands of hawks, eagles, falcons, and other birds of prey.
In the fall of 1983, the Lake Erie Metropark Hawk Watch began recording this fall hawk migration over Lake Erie Metropark and Pointe Mouillee State Game Area. Incorporated as a non-profit organization in 1998 under a new name, Southeastern Michigan Raptor Research (SMRR) continues to monitor one of the largest hawk migration corridors in the western hemisphere.
Totals from today's count:
Todays Totals Lake Erie Metropark boat launch (Seasons Totals)
Turkey Vulture 55 (514)
Osprey 10 (151)
Bald Eagle 3 (53)
Northern Harrier 8 (133)
Sharp-shinned Hawk 161 (2,400)
Coopers Hawk 15 (88)
Broad-winged Hawk 46,644 (57,001)
Swainsons Hawk 3 (3)
Red-tailed Hawk 20 (78)
American Kestrel 48 (1,064)
Merlin 2 (37)
Peregrine Falcon 3 (8)
Total 46,972 (61,530)
Overall Totals To Date
Turkey Vulture 519
Osprey 156
Bald Eagle 56
Northern Harrier 138
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2,577
Coopers Hawk 88
Broad-winged Hawk 57,621
Swainsons Hawk 3
Red-tailed Hawk 78
American Kestrel 1,164
Merlin 44
Peregrine Falcon 9
Total 62,453
To read more about the LEMP Hawkwatch:
Southeastern Michigan Raptor Research
In the fall of 1983, the Lake Erie Metropark Hawk Watch began recording this fall hawk migration over Lake Erie Metropark and Pointe Mouillee State Game Area. Incorporated as a non-profit organization in 1998 under a new name, Southeastern Michigan Raptor Research (SMRR) continues to monitor one of the largest hawk migration corridors in the western hemisphere.
Totals from today's count:
Todays Totals Lake Erie Metropark boat launch (Seasons Totals)
Turkey Vulture 55 (514)
Osprey 10 (151)
Bald Eagle 3 (53)
Northern Harrier 8 (133)
Sharp-shinned Hawk 161 (2,400)
Coopers Hawk 15 (88)
Broad-winged Hawk 46,644 (57,001)
Swainsons Hawk 3 (3)
Red-tailed Hawk 20 (78)
American Kestrel 48 (1,064)
Merlin 2 (37)
Peregrine Falcon 3 (8)
Total 46,972 (61,530)
Overall Totals To Date
Turkey Vulture 519
Osprey 156
Bald Eagle 56
Northern Harrier 138
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2,577
Coopers Hawk 88
Broad-winged Hawk 57,621
Swainsons Hawk 3
Red-tailed Hawk 78
American Kestrel 1,164
Merlin 44
Peregrine Falcon 9
Total 62,453
To read more about the LEMP Hawkwatch:
Southeastern Michigan Raptor Research