Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 08, 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 55 4160 43137 Osprey 0 0 70 Bald Eagle 1 19 207 Northern Harrier 1 22 241 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 77 3579 Cooper's Hawk 10 86 446 Northern Goshawk 1 7 16 Red-shouldered Hawk 13 196 425 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 40923 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 4 Red-tailed Hawk 68 1796 2855 Rough-legged Hawk 1 6 12 Golden Eagle 1 38 42 American Kestrel 0 3 530 Merlin 0 1 38 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 30 Unknown Accipiter 1 7 54 Unknown Buteo 0 2 37 Unknown Falcon 0 0 2 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 8 85 Total: 154 6428 92733 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 14:45:00 Total observation time: 6.75 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Fred Kirn, Raburn Howland Visitors: Many great visits today. Darlene Friedman, Rodney Laura, Jim Lynch, Paul Cypher, Pat Mulawa, Natalie Ray, Greg Norwood and Mark Wloch all stopped by. Weather: There were only a few puffy white clouds here and there to aid in spotting on this mostly sunny day. We had to contend with some morning fog once again. Temperatures remained in the 40s. Light throughout, the wind was out of the northwest early but quickly shifted to the east. Raptor Observations: Quality over quantity today with some nice variety if not a whole lot of volume. The highlight was undoubtedly the dark morph Rough-legged Hawk that flew in low over the boat launch parking lot in the early morning and then proceeded to circle up higher and higher for the next few minutes. Non-raptor Observations: There was a lot of non-raptor activity all day. Some highlights: Red Crossbill (2), Evening Grosbeak (15+), Pine Siskin (250+), Eastern Bluebird (1), American Robin (30+) Brown Creeper (2), Golden-crowned Kinglet (4), Red-breasted Nuthatch (1), American Tree Sparrow (1), Yellow-rumped Warbler (1), Horned Lark (6), American Crow (400+), American Black Duck (3), Bufflehead (1), Ruddy Duck (3), Bonaparte's Gull (20+), Forster's Tern (1). Predictions: Mostly sunny with highs in the mid 50s and moderate southwest 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/
