Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 02, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 527 593 68523 Osprey 0 0 71 Bald Eagle 1 2 274 Northern Harrier 0 0 199 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 6 3178 Cooper's Hawk 1 2 403 Northern Goshawk 0 0 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 55 55 426 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 49629 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 5 Red-tailed Hawk 234 249 2687 Rough-legged Hawk 1 1 21 Golden Eagle 2 3 16 American Kestrel 0 0 681 Merlin 0 0 49 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 43 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 47 Unknown Buteo 0 0 22 Unknown Falcon 0 0 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 25 Total: 825 911 126303 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Don Sherwood Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Jonathan Stein Visitors: 3 Weather: Gloomy and overcast all day with sporadic rain, the wind was moderate and mostly out of the northwest. Raptor Observations: Today was surprisingly active. A good number of birds were itching to move despite the soggy conditions, Red-tailed and Red-shouldered hawks chief among them. Great looks at a gorgeous dark morph Red-tailed Hawk and two more Golden Eagles were a pleasing afternoon treat. Non-raptor Observations: Common Loon (4), Bonaparte's Gull (15+), Common Grackle (200+), Cedar Waxwing (35+) Predictions: Partly cloudy with highs in the mid 40s and light north wind. Judging by the quality of today's flight in less-than-ideal conditions, tomorrow should be even better. ======================================================================== 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
