Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 07, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 201 1252 5474 Osprey 0 1 61 Bald Eagle 13 31 169 Northern Harrier 1 5 128 Sharp-shinned Hawk 24 170 2028 Cooper's Hawk 1 26 219 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 1 3 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 49625 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 3 Red-tailed Hawk 3 23 322 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 45 101 598 Merlin 0 8 32 Peregrine Falcon 2 7 17 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 33 Unknown Buteo 0 2 7 Unknown Falcon 1 2 2 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 1 13 Total: 292 1631 58734 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Patrick Mulawa Visitors: 3 Weather: Chilly today, cloudy skies and a brisk west wind made it feel like fall was finally upon us. Some brief midday drizzle proved to be the only precipitation. Raptor Observations: American Kestrels and Bald Eagles were the day's big winners. Kestrels were riding the high winds, zipping past in twos and threes. Eagles were often seen out past Celeron Island congregating together for a brief time before making their way southwest out over the lake. A single Red-shouldered Hawk drifted past and we also added another few Red-tailed Hawks. Non-raptor Observations: Cape May Warblers, American Redstarts and lots of White-throated Sparrows could be found in the nearby trees in the morning. Tree Swallows and Northern Rough-winged Swallows remained noticeable throughout the day. Chimney Swifts were present as well, albeit in smaller numbers. American Black Duck and Wood Duck gave us a few fly-bys throughout the day. Predictions: Partly cloudy with highs in the mid 60s and light, variable 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
