Destinations – Detroit River Hawk Watch

An osprey soars over the Detroit River Hawk Watch at Lake Erie Metro Park. [Source: Andrew Sturgess | DRHW Facebook Group]

• Detroit River HawkCount
  The Detroit River Hawk Watch (a joint venture of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge and its Friends group, the International Wildlife Refuge Alliance) is the Boat Launch at Lake Erie Metropark located approximately 20 miles south of Detroit, Michigan. The location is at the mouth of the Detroit River as it enters Lake Erie.
• Detroit River Hawk Watch
  During the autumn months, the lower Detroit River (MI) becomes a corridor for the passage of migratory birds, and has gained international recognition for the annual volume of birds of prey. Hundreds of thousands of migrating hawks, eagles, falcons, and vultures are concentrated at this location where it is possible to systematically count them each year. A standardized monitoring program is conducted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge (DRIWR) and its friends group, the International Wildlife Refuge Alliance (IWRA).
• Facebook Group – Detroit River Hawk Watch

Other Hawk Count sites I follow:

• Hawk Mountain Sanctuary HawkCount
• Cape May HawkCount
• Veracruz River of Raptors HawkCount