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Posted by aspen0 (My Page) on Fri, Jul 3, 09 at 22:51
| Walking this evening in lower Michigan we saw a flock of at least 50 hawks. They weren't circling like a vulture would around a carcass, they were soaring and floating like hawks, they were flocking, some were flying high, some low, lazily, some were really high, at least 50 altogether, I've never seen anything like it. The eventually seemed to settle down in a wooded area.
A massive flock migrating? I would have never thought a bird of prey would flock like that due to prey density making it hard for them to get enough to eat.
Never seen anything like that before. |
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| Broad-winged hawks are renowned for their excessively large groups when migrating, multiple hundreds of birds travelling together. Another hawk that doesn't mind the company of others is the bald eagle. |
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Please check out the Hawkfest at Lake Erie Metro Park-- We drive 2.5 hours every year to see it-- You will learn more about birds of prey and the wonderful vantage we have here in SE
Michigan in a very short time!! Hope to see you there!! Check out the pancake breakfast AND bring your camera! |
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