Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 08, 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 3660 6617 10365 Osprey 1 10 62 Bald Eagle 22 50 171 Northern Harrier 6 18 150 Sharp-shinned Hawk 141 473 2103 Cooper's Hawk 8 32 169 Northern Goshawk 0 0 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 9 27 Broad-winged Hawk 0 3 40922 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 3 Red-tailed Hawk 26 109 295 Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 37 68 440 Merlin 2 4 25 Peregrine Falcon 1 3 19 Unknown Accipiter 5 7 27 Unknown Buteo 0 3 17 Unknown Falcon 0 0 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 3 8 44 Total: 3912 7416 54843 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 8.5 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, John Elliott, Patrick Mulawa Visitors: Bill Tefft, Rodney Laura, Steve Henthorne, Erin Bartlett, Noah Ford, Christine Cavedon, Bob Heinel and a handful of others. Weather: Clear blue skies prevailed for much of the day. Some puffy white clouds moved in around midday but those were soon blown from view. There was a slight chill to the air and a brisk breeze out of the southwest in the morning, shifting more to the south in the afternoon. Raptor Observations: It was an active day with several species making a big push, Turkey Vultures chief among them. Bald Eagles exerted their presence once again. Sharp-shinned Hawks were shooting by all day and American Kestrels picked up the pace during the last few hours. Non-raptor Observations: Red-winged Blackbirds (800+) and Tree Swallows (1500+) were moving through all day. Three American Crows rowed by in the morning. Four American Golden-Plovers sped by in the afternoon. Predictions: Mostly sunny with highs in the low 60s and strong wind out of the south. ======================================================================== 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/
