Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 09, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 6198 9566 13788 Osprey 1 6 66 Bald Eagle 14 67 205 Northern Harrier 5 19 142 Sharp-shinned Hawk 12 213 2071 Cooper's Hawk 16 64 257 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 4 9 11 Broad-winged Hawk 1 2 49627 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 3 Red-tailed Hawk 31 124 423 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 24 155 652 Merlin 1 13 37 Peregrine Falcon 3 13 23 Unknown Accipiter 0 3 35 Unknown Buteo 0 2 7 Unknown Falcon 0 2 2 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 1 3 15 Total: 6311 10261 67364 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 9.5 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Jim Lynch, Patrick Mulawa Visitors: 2 Weather: Clear as a bell again today; only blue to be seen. The wind was light and out of the southeast early and strong and out of the southeast late. Raptor Observations: Nothing more relaxing than an afternoon push of vultures, lengthy lines of darkened figures floating lazily by against a deep blue sky. Non-raptor Observations: Songbird migration was limited. Monarchs (250+), on the other hand, were drifting past from start to finish. Predictions: Partly cloudy with highs in the mid 60s and light 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
