When I go to the Detroit River Hawk Watch along the Detroit River in southeast Michigan, I expect to see hawks migrating over Lake Erie.
High in the sky in kettles or streaming in a line over the lake as they head south.
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When you walk down the shady paved trail along the Huron River, you can hear water rushing by, the sound of Indigo Buntings singing in the distance, and muffled conversations of couples as they stroll down the trail.
Unless you listen carefully, you might not recognize the sounds of a family far above you, about 75 feet up, in the forest canopy.
A family that’s taken over an abandoned squirrel nest in the forks of a mature cottonwood tree. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Watching Broad-winged Hawks Growing Up