I went there today. Amazing!
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> On Sep 18, 2014, at 4:51 PM, Mary Huey <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Just in case you haven't already seen these numbers -- wow!
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> Detroit River Hawk Watch on Sept 16, 17
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> -This hawk watch is 20 miles south of Detroit and at the Boat Launch in Lake Erie Metro Park in Brownstown, Michigan at the mouth of the Detroit River where it empties into Lake Erie. From the hawkwatch looking across the river you can see Ontario, Canada (Amherstburg area).
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> -On Sept 16th they counted 68,193 Broad-winged hawks plus other hawks, eagles and non-raptors as well
> -On Sept 17th they counted 52,635 Broad-winged hawks plus other hawks, " " "
> see http://www.hawkcount.org/ and look for Detroit River Hawk Watch to see their reports
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> -Unfortunately many industrial wind turbine projects are planned in the general area of the Lake Erie and Lake Huron hawkwatches for Ontario, Canada, Ohio, PA, NY and Michigan. Ontario already has many IWTs near Lake Erie shoreline-the mortality threat to bird and bat migration is huge.
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