Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 18, 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 977 28127 31875 Osprey 0 14 66 Bald Eagle 0 54 175 Northern Harrier 1 50 182 Sharp-shinned Hawk 14 1255 2885 Cooper's Hawk 0 79 216 Northern Goshawk 0 0 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 61 79 Broad-winged Hawk 0 4 40923 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 3 Red-tailed Hawk 7 297 483 Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 0 118 490 Merlin 0 6 27 Peregrine Falcon 2 11 27 Unknown Accipiter 0 14 34 Unknown Buteo 0 6 20 Unknown Falcon 0 0 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 25 61 Total: 1001 30123 77550 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 4.5 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Raburn Howland Visitors: None Weather: Rain shut us down for much of the morning. In the afternoon, things cleared up nicely. The wind was out of the south at first, progressively shifting toward the west. Raptor Observations: Two Peregrine Falcons were seen in quick succession once the rain came to a halt. Turkey Vultures were moving consistently throughout the afternoon. Non-raptor Observations: Nothing of note ======================================================================== 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/
