Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 17, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 106 32775 36997 Osprey 0 8 68 Bald Eagle 0 97 235 Northern Harrier 0 39 162 Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 426 2284 Cooper's Hawk 0 128 321 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 55 57 Broad-winged Hawk 0 2 49627 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 3 Red-tailed Hawk 0 374 673 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 170 667 Merlin 0 15 39 Peregrine Falcon 0 25 35 Unknown Accipiter 0 10 42 Unknown Buteo 0 6 11 Unknown Falcon 0 2 2 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 8 20 Total: 112 34140 91243 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Raburn Howland Visitors: 0 Weather: Foggy and overcast, rain came and washed away the day in the early afternoon. The wind was light and out of the southwest. Raptor Observations: Not much to be seen. Non-raptor Observations: Red-winged Blackbird (3000+), Rusty Blackbird (25+), American Crow (8), Blue Jay (15+), Cedar Waxwing (20+), Cape May Warbler (1), Tree Swallow (200+) Predictions: Partly cloudy with morning fog, highs in the mid 60s and strong southwest wind. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jonathan Stein ([email protected]) Detroit River Hawk Watch information may be found at: http://www.drhawkwatch.org _______________________________________________ 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
