Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 02, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 611 688 4910 Osprey 0 1 61 Bald Eagle 7 11 149 Northern Harrier 0 0 123 Sharp-shinned Hawk 38 48 1906 Cooper's Hawk 8 8 201 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 2 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 49625 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 3 Red-tailed Hawk 18 18 317 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 35 38 535 Merlin 0 0 24 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 10 Unknown Accipiter 1 1 33 Unknown Buteo 2 2 7 Unknown Falcon 1 1 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 1 1 13 Total: 722 817 57920 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, John Elliott Visitors: 5 Weather: The skies were of an all-consuming blue. Not a cloud in sight from start to finish. There was morning fog to deal with again but it thankfully burned off quickly. The wind was light and out of the west in the morning, then moderate and out of the southeast in the afternoon. Raptor Observations: Not a bad day of movement, particularly the later hours. A handful of Red-tailed Hawks mixed in with many groups of vultures winding their way past throughout the day. Sharpies and kestrels made a bit of a late day push, though many were crossing well to our north. Non-raptor Observations: Blue Jays (9000+) were abundant in the morning. Warblers were more noticeable in the trees nearby than at any point so far this season with Blackpoll, Cape May, Palm, Yellow-rumpled and American Redstart all accounted for. Predictions: Overcast with light south wind and a 70 percent chance of rain. ======================================================================== 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
