Perfect weather conditions for hawk migraton at Lake Erie Metropark (LEMP) today, produced a good mix of birds if not great numbers of hawks.
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| Red-Tailed Hawk |
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| Northern Harrier |
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| Solitary Sandpipers |
Over 30,000 Blue Jays were recorded for the day.
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| One of 30,000 Blue Jays |
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Sharp-Shinned Hawk
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A couple of times each season hawkwatchers are treated to a little aerial sparring between Bald Eagles. These altercations usually take place at a pretty high altitude, so it's tough to get decent shots of them.
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| Immature Bald Eagle |
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| Two immature Bald Eagles (upper bird probably a 4 yr old) |
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| Younger bird claiming its airspace |
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| Sparring continues |
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| Older bird in an upside-down defensive posture |
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| Interaction went on for at least two minutes |
Light north winds are forecast for Saturday Sept. 29th so there will potentially be more photo ops
to be had.
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