Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 21, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 97 833 833 Osprey 0 41 41 Bald Eagle 6 112 112 Northern Harrier 1 60 60 Sharp-shinned Hawk 48 1278 1278 Cooper's Hawk 1 135 135 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 74 41934 41934 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 2 185 185 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 5 210 210 Merlin 1 15 15 Peregrine Falcon 1 6 6 Unknown Accipiter 2 28 28 Unknown Buteo 0 3 3 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 8 8 Total: 238 44849 44849 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Don Sherwood Observers: Jonathan Stein Visitors: 250+ Weather: Overcast at the start, the skies grew progressively clearer as the day wore on. The wind was light and out of the west. Raptor Observations: Turkey Vultures and Broad-winged Hawks were moving in limited numbers on our first day of HawkFest. Non-raptor Observations: ======================================================================== 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
