Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 23, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 5806 49855 54077 Osprey 0 10 70 Bald Eagle 0 110 248 Northern Harrier 3 54 177 Sharp-shinned Hawk 34 866 2724 Cooper's Hawk 4 153 346 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 10 100 102 Broad-winged Hawk 0 2 49627 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 4 Red-tailed Hawk 64 660 959 Rough-legged Hawk 0 2 2 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 180 677 Merlin 0 22 46 Peregrine Falcon 0 32 42 Unknown Accipiter 1 11 43 Unknown Buteo 1 7 12 Unknown Falcon 0 3 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 2 10 22 Total: 5925 52078 109181 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Patrick Mulawa Visitors: 1 Weather: Clear early, clouds quickly poured into the viewing area and remained throughout. Temperatures stayed steady in the upper 30s and lower 40s. The wind was moderate and out of the west. Raptor Observations: Turkey Vultures put on another spectacular show, often pausing to form colossal kettles low and close before crossing overhead. Not as many buteos mixed in with them today, though, and Sharp-shinned Hawk numbers, which were up the past days, came down today. Non-raptor Observations: American Crows (40000+) filled the skies from beginning to end. A flock of Cedar Waxwings (20+) passed over in the morning. Predictions: Partly cloudy with highs in the upper 40s, strong west wind and a small chance of passing showers. ======================================================================== 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
