Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 22, 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 309 309 Osprey 0 47 47 Bald Eagle 4 70 70 Northern Harrier 0 70 70 Sharp-shinned Hawk 91 805 805 Cooper's Hawk 13 42 42 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 28 8240 8240 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1 Red-tailed Hawk 0 50 50 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 3 266 266 Merlin 0 16 16 Peregrine Falcon 1 11 11 Unknown Accipiter 0 8 8 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 9 9 Total: 140 9945 9945 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Don Sherwood, Jonathan Stein, Terry Angevine Observers: Jonathan Stein Visitors: More than 20 including a large group from the Michigan State Birding Club. Weather: There was heavy cloud cover just about all day. Rain started to pour down during the 12 o'clock hour and lasted for nearly two hours. Sporadic drizzle occurred after that. The wind was brisk and out of the west. Raptor Observations: A solid day of movement dominated by Sharp-shinned Hawks. Sharpies were shooting through all day, but really made a nice late afternoon push between the bouts of drizzle. Cooper's Hawks were also up and about, returning to the count sheet after a couple day absence. Non-raptor Observations: Blue Jays (12,000+) filled the sky during the morning hours. A nice assortment of warblers were detected including Yellow-rumped, Cape May, Blackpoll and Northern Parula. Chimney Swifts and Northern Rough-winged and Tree swallows also continue to be abundant. Predictions: Partly cloudy skies, highs in the upper 50s and, most importantly, west wind at 5-10 mph. Judging by today's late sharpie push, tomorrow has the potential to be our best day in quite some time. ======================================================================== 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/
