Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 26, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 248 3507 3507 Osprey 2 58 58 Bald Eagle 1 131 131 Northern Harrier 0 114 114 Sharp-shinned Hawk 44 1774 1774 Cooper's Hawk 1 182 182 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2 Broad-winged Hawk 21 49613 49613 Swainson's Hawk 0 3 3 Red-tailed Hawk 6 279 279 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 21 484 484 Merlin 0 21 21 Peregrine Falcon 0 8 8 Unknown Accipiter 0 31 31 Unknown Buteo 1 5 5 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 1 12 12 Total: 346 56224 56224 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Fred Kirn, Jim Lynch, Raburn Howland Visitors: 6 Weather: Clear blue skies all day, a warming sun and north wind early becoming southeast late. Raptor Observations: A pulse of birds passing by in the late afternoon but not much to be seen before that. Non-raptor Observations: Blue Jays (4000+) were again on the move. A Black-crowned Night Heron flew by early and two Lesser Yellowlegs flew by late. Predictions: Partly cloudy with warm temps and moderate east 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
