Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 03, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 7 50 50 Osprey 1 4 4 Bald Eagle 5 5 5 Northern Harrier 7 9 9 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 6 6 Cooper's Hawk 2 3 3 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 1 2 2 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 4 8 8 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 1 1 Merlin 0 1 1 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown Accipiter 1 1 1 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 31 91 91 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Frank Kitakis, Fred Kirn Visitors: Jim Maki, Jim Lynch and Greg Norwood. Weather: An overcast morning gave way to a crystal clear and mostly sunny afternoon. The wind was moderate and out of the northwest. Raptor Observations: Once the skies cleared, Bald Eagles and Northern Harriers were up and active. Late in the day, an adult Broadwing came close and offered up some nice scope looks. Non-raptor Observations: Not much was moving besides Purple Martins (11) and Mourning Doves (15+). Other birds of note: Common Loon, Lesser Yellowlegs, Pied-billed Grebe, Black-crowned Night Heron. Predictions: Looks like sunny skies and light west wind tomorrow. Might be a few more birds moving. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jonathan Stein ([email protected]) Detroit River Hawk Watch information may be found at: http://www.drhawkwatch.org Site Description: The Detroit River Hawk Watch (a joint venture of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge and its Friends group, the International Wildlife Refuge Alliance) is the Boat Launch at Lake Erie Metropark located approximately 20 miles south of Detroit, Michigan. The location is at the mouth of the Detroit River as it enters Lake Erie. 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 including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
