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Mackinaw City Hawk Count Spring 2020

Season Summary

Species Count
21
Total Count
73,946

Species Composition

Species composition changes over time depending on weather, seasons, and many other factors. This chart displays the composition over a time period you select.

Click on pie pieces to see more detail. If there are more than seven species, click on "Other" to see a breakdown of the rest.

Display

Many sites have a protocol that is designed to maximize finding particular species. If you select "Focus Species," only these species will be shown.

Date Selector

The control box below the pie chart lets you select a date period for the chart.

You can push the buttons "1d," "1w," or "1m" to zoom the graph to 1 day, 1 week, or 1 month.

The graph shows the overall volume seen on each day. You can drag the sliders on each side of this graph to adjust the start and end dates.

Species Composition
February 10th to June 10th

Drag the Sliders Below to Change the Dates Shown

Hourly Data

The time shown in the top row is the start of the one hour period.

Select Day

Choose a date to load the hourly table for that day. Only days that have data are shown.

Daily Counts

These charts show which species are most numerous at different parts of the season. Hover your mouse over a chart to see the number for a given day. The right column shows season totals and the left side shows the maximum for a single day. Each graph is scaled so that the single-day maximum is the highest point on the chart.

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  • Focus Species: Show the highest priority species at the top of the list.
  • Taxonomic Order: Sort the species by their scientific classification.
  • Alphabetic Order: Sort the species by their common name.
  • Abundance: Sort the species with the largest number counted at the top.

Daily Counts

Common Loon
114
Turkey Vulture
5259
Osprey
60
Golden Eagle
209
Northern Harrier
90
Sharp-shinned Hawk
1278
Cooper's Hawk
28
American Goshawk
5
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Site Weather

Mackinaw City Hawk Count Spring 2020

The Mackinac Straits area is a concentration point for migrating birds every spring and fall. In the sping migrants concentrate on the south side of the Straits in the Mackinaw City area..

Directions

The primary count site is at the corner of Pond and Askins St. at the south end of the Mackinaw City Recreation Center. (45.778843, -84741300) The secondary site is on Central Ave. about 1 mile west of I-75 at an an open field with gravel piles in the back on the south side of Central Ave. (45.781000, -84.766000)

Mackinac Straits Raptor Watch

Because of its geography, the Straits of Mackinac is one of the best places in the country for studying raptors in both the spring and fall migration seasons. Depending on spring weather conditions, the Mackinac Straits Raptor Watch operates on one of two sites near Mackinaw City, MI that are about a mile apart from each other. In the fall raptor counts are conducted at Point LaBarbe, near Saint Ignace on the north side of the strait. MSRW also counts Waterbirds utilizing the strait as a migration corridor and/or stopover area.

About the Data

All data displayed on this site are preliminary and have not yet undergone quality control. Written permission is required to use the data.

Support

Help support raptor conservation with a charitable gift to Mackinac Straits Raptor Watch