Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 05, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 1 1 Turkey Vulture 9 1431 69361 Osprey 0 0 71 Bald Eagle 0 12 284 Northern Harrier 0 4 203 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 16 3188 Cooper's Hawk 1 24 425 Northern Goshawk 0 0 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 119 490 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 49629 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 5 Red-tailed Hawk 0 631 3069 Rough-legged Hawk 0 9 29 Golden Eagle 0 29 42 American Kestrel 0 0 681 Merlin 0 0 49 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 44 Unknown Accipiter 0 3 50 Unknown Buteo 0 4 26 Unknown Falcon 0 0 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 25 Total: 10 2284 127676 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Frank Kitakis, Fred Kirn, John Elliott Visitors: 4 Weather: Overcast, hazy and cool with light south wind throughout. Afternoon rain chased us away early. Raptor Observations: More observers than raptors on a quiet Election Day. Non-raptor Observations: Predictions: Overcast with early fog, strong south wind and a 90 percent chance of rain. ======================================================================== 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
