Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 14, 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 15 198 198 Osprey 2 37 37 Bald Eagle 1 42 42 Northern Harrier 3 46 46 Sharp-shinned Hawk 19 447 447 Cooper's Hawk 3 26 26 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 13 1091 1091 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 2 29 29 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 8 186 186 Merlin 1 8 8 Peregrine Falcon 1 4 4 Unknown Accipiter 2 8 8 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 5 5 Total: 70 2127 2127 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 11:30:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 5.5 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Frank Kitakis, John Elliott Visitors: Rick King, Cindy King, Pam Albers, Rose Leong, Hal Cohen, Joanne Cohen, Wes Hetrick, Gary Walker, Anna Waler, Ray Caloia, Karen Caloia, Kevin Nleek and Rodney Laura. Weather: It rained until the middle of the day and then cleared up considerably. Temperatures were in the 70s and the wind was moderate and out of the northwest. Raptor Observations: Movement was minimal once the rain let up. An end-of-day Peregrine Falcon proved to be the highlight. Non-raptor Observations: Five Horned Grebes were foraging in the channel when we arrived. Predictions: Mostly sunny with highs in the low 70s and north winds around 5 mph. Sounds pretty ideal for a big flight. Come on out and join us for Hawk Fest 2012! ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jonathan Stein ([email protected]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.drhawkwatch.org Site Description: The primary site used by the Detroit River Hawk Watch (a joint venture of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge and it's Friends group, the International Wildlife Refuge Alliance) is the Boat Launch at Lake Erie Metropark located approximately 20 miles south of Detroit, Michigan. A secondary site, the Headquarters of Pointe Mouillee State Game Area is used during certain wind conditions. When staffing is available, both sites can be used at the same time. The season begins on the first day of September and concludes on the final day of November. For details and directions, log on to www.drhawkwatch.org Directions to site: Lake Erie Metropark: >From I-75, exit at Huron River Drive (exit 27). Continue east on Huron River Drive. Turn left on West Jefferson and proceed a few hundred yards to the entrance of Lake Erie Metropark. After paying the entrance fee, follow the signs to the Boat Launch. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
