Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 06, 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 76 3855 42832 Osprey 0 0 70 Bald Eagle 0 16 204 Northern Harrier 0 14 233 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 73 3575 Cooper's Hawk 1 63 423 Northern Goshawk 0 3 12 Red-shouldered Hawk 12 165 394 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 40923 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 4 Red-tailed Hawk 63 1574 2633 Rough-legged Hawk 0 5 11 Golden Eagle 6 29 33 American Kestrel 0 3 530 Merlin 0 1 38 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 30 Unknown Accipiter 0 4 51 Unknown Buteo 0 1 36 Unknown Falcon 0 0 2 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 1 6 83 Total: 160 5812 92117 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Fred Kirn Visitors: Rodney Laura, Mark Wloch, Steve Zulczyk and Mary Zulczyk. Weather: Cloud cover was total up until the early afternoon when the sky began to clear a bit. Temperatures were in the 30s. Wind was near nonexistent. When there was wind, it was very light and out of the east and southeast. Raptor Observations: Similar to yesterday, movement was minimal during an overcast morning. But once a touch of blue began to peek through in the afternoon, there was a fair number of Golden Eagles, Red-tailed Hawks and Red-shouldered Hawks shooting through, mostly very high. Also of note: a Golden Eagle, our first bird of the day, flew in and perched nearby for a while in the morning, offering up nice scope looks. Non-raptor Observations: When we arrived, a Great Black-backed Gull was picking at a floating carcass in the channel. Thousands of American Coot, hundreds of Ruddy Duck and dozens of Bufflehead can currently be seen from the Cove Point Picnic Area. American Tree Sparrow, Pine Siskin, Yellow-rumped Warbler and Golden-crowned Kinglet were noted in the trees near the count site. American Crows (3500+) and Red-winged Blackbirds (700+) were moving throughout the day. Predictions: Mostly cloudy with highs in the 40s and light northeast wind. ======================================================================== 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/
