Bryce recently spent a week at the Mackinac Straits Raptor Watch in Mackinaw City, Michigan, where he and Nick Alioto deployed eleven units on migrant Red-tailed Hawks. Nick will be conducting a movement ecology study focused on migrants in the great lakes region, and we’re excited to see what insights he gains from these tagged birds. Take a look below at the excellent new birds, and stay tuned to learn where these birds breed.
Kirby
Trap location: Cheboygan, Michigan
Trap date: 3 April 2021
Red
Trap location: 2 April 2021
Trap date: 2 April 2021
Herald
Trap location: Mackinaw, Michigan
Trap date: 2 April 2021
Morpheus
Trap location: Mackinaw, Michigan
Trap date: 4 April 2021
Jack
Trap location: Mackinaw, Michigan
Trap date: 4 April 2021
Patagium
Trap location: Mackinaw, Michigan
Trap date: 4 April 2021
Rip
Trap location: Mackinaw, Michigan
Trap date: 5 April 2021
Rowan
Trap location: Mackinaw, Michigan
Trap date: 5 April 2021
Traveler
Trap location: Mackinaw, Michigan
Trap date: 5 April 2021
Sam
Trap location: Mackinaw, Michigan
Trap date: 5 April 2021
Trinity
Trap location: Mackinaw, Michigan
Trap date: 5 April 2021
Thanks to Nick Alioto and Ed Pike, and the Mackinac Straits Raptor Watch for their willingness to collaborate, and to Leah Rudge for her help! To learn more about their work, visit http://www.mackinacraptorwatch.org.
Red-tailed Hawk Project 