Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 13, 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 821 25187 28935 Osprey 0 14 66 Bald Eagle 0 52 173 Northern Harrier 3 38 170 Sharp-shinned Hawk 63 895 2525 Cooper's Hawk 3 49 186 Northern Goshawk 0 0 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 10 26 44 Broad-winged Hawk 1 4 40923 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 3 Red-tailed Hawk 21 198 384 Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 3 101 473 Merlin 0 6 27 Peregrine Falcon 2 9 25 Unknown Accipiter 0 10 30 Unknown Buteo 0 4 18 Unknown Falcon 0 0 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 1 21 57 Total: 928 26616 74043 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Don Sherwood Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Jonathan Stein Visitors: Rodney Laura and Rosemary Brady Weather: Overcast with moderate wind out of the southwest, shifting more easterly late. Rain ended the count early. Raptor Observations: It was a pretty good buteo day despite the overcast conditions. Red-tailed and Red-shouldered hawks came by in solid numbers and a Broad-winged Hawk ventured by for the first time in a while. Non-raptor Observations: A Common Loon flew overhead early. American Crows (250+) were moving in the morning. A Blue-headed Vireo was heard at one point. Ruby-crowned and Golden-crowned kinglets were seen in the trees along the trails. Chimney Swifts (25+) were still around. ======================================================================== 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/
