Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 04, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 18 68 68 Osprey 6 10 10 Bald Eagle 0 5 5 Northern Harrier 2 11 11 Sharp-shinned Hawk 7 13 13 Cooper's Hawk 0 3 3 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 1 3 3 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 6 14 14 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 1 1 Merlin 1 2 2 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 1 1 1 Total: 42 133 133 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess Visitors: Jim Maki, Gary Bendig, Tom Laeser, Joyce Laeser and a few others. Weather: Sunny and clear throughout, the wind was moderate and out of the west. Raptor Observations: Ospreys were up and active. Not much else was interested in moving, though. Non-raptor Observations: Red-winged Blackbird (80+), Common Grackle (25+) and American Goldfinch (45+) were moving in the morning. Small numbers of American Robin, Mourning Dove and House Finch were detected. All five swallow species (Bank, Barn, Tree, Rough-winged and Martin) were present and accounted for. Chimney Swifts (15+) were also more noticeable today. Predictions: Sunny skies and light north wind. ======================================================================== 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
