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Going around The Great Lakes in the spring, there are a couple of really good hawk migration spots to watch. Hawkwatches along the Lake Ontario to the north of us, because the hawks come up and they hit Lake Ontario, and they’ll fly over it, so they go around, and around the corner of those things, the hawks concentrate into large numbers.
- Jeff Szuc
Apr 22, 2021 · Braddock Bay, located on the grounds of Braddock Bay Park, is one of New York State’s two, main spring “hawk watching” areas on the Lake Ontario shore for observing migrating raptors....
Mar 27, 2018 · To get to Braddock Bay take the Lake Ontario State Parkway until the East Manitou Road/Braddock Bay Park exit. Turn north onto East Manitou Road and turn left into Braddock Bay Park. When you come to a T in the road turn right and continue until you see the hawk watch platform on your left.
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Winter Raptors are Coming. By: Sherri Leigh Smith. Volume 15, Issue 11, November 2020 Comments (0) In November, many of the northern raptors that winter in the eastern Lake Ontario and western St. Lawrence region are settling in. Mouse raptors, including Rough-legged Hawk, Northern Harrier, and Short-eared Owl, will be passing through.
- Goshute Mountains, Nevada. You have to undertake a 2.5-mile hike straight uphill to get to this site while lugging everything you might need. But being 9,000-feet up a mountain has its advantages for photography—namely, some interesting perspectives and angles.
- Cape May, New Jersey. As a general rule, hawkwatch sites that promise accipiters and falcons, which soar a little less than eagles and buteos, are going to produce more reliable photo opportunities—and Cape May, nicknamed “the raptor capital of America,” regularly sees all of the above.
- Little Crawl Key, Florida. For those aiming to photograph Peregrine Falcons, the Florida Keys Hawkwatch provides an excellent opportunity. Counters tallied more than 4,000 a season for the past three seasons.
- Hawk Ridge, Minnesota. When raptors migrating south hit Lake Superior, they veer southwest and fly right past Hawk Ridge in Duluth, Minnesota. On big September days, the site can get tens of thousands of Broad-winged Hawks flying over.
Sep 27, 2021 · On The Wild Side: Ospreys among migrating raptors to be seen along Lake Ontario shore this fall September 27, 2021 September 24, 2021 Photo above, an adult and juvenile osprey.
2HawkWatch International, 2240 South 900 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84106, USA. Raptor Migration in North America Laurie J. Goodrich1 and Jeff P. Smith2 Abstract.—Many migrating raptors follow distinct routes during autumn and spring migrations. Topography and water barriers largely defi ne these routes, which vary among spe-
