Article: Thousands of raptors migrating south.

Byline: Steve Pollick

Sep. 12--The next 10 days or so may be all about hawks and other raptors, or birds of prey, if weather conditions are just right. It is the peak season for the migratory passage of thousands of hawks, principally broad-winged hawks, around the northwest corner of Lake Erie. On Sunday the passage of more than 4,600 raptors of 10 species were confirmed at hawk-watch stations in Lake Erie Metropark and Pointe Mouillee State Game Area, both along the lake about 15 miles northeast of Monroe, Mich., near the Detroit River mouth. On Sept. 17, 1998, a record of nearly 517,000 hawks soared past two sites, and two years ago on Sept. 18, ...

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