Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 15, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 1 1 Turkey Vulture 14 1708 69638 Osprey 0 0 71 Bald Eagle 1 50 322 Northern Harrier 2 20 219 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 48 3220 Cooper's Hawk 0 40 441 Northern Goshawk 0 1 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 146 517 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 49629 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 5 Red-tailed Hawk 4 831 3269 Rough-legged Hawk 1 14 34 Golden Eagle 0 51 64 American Kestrel 0 0 681 Merlin 1 3 52 Peregrine Falcon 0 3 46 Unknown Accipiter 0 3 50 Unknown Buteo 0 5 27 Unknown Falcon 0 0 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 2 27 Total: 28 2926 128318 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, John Elliott, Patrick Mulawa Visitors: 2 Weather: Today was a lot like yesterday except with increased cloud cover, warmer temps and lighter south wind. Raptor Observations: For a third straight day, not much was moving. A dark morph Rough-legged Hawk high tailing it south out over the lake was the highlight. Non-raptor Observations: Tundra Swan (40+), European Starling (150+) Predictions: Mostly cloudy with highs in the mid 50s and moderate south 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
