Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 28, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 198 2552 2552 Osprey 2 43 43 Bald Eagle 2 163 163 Northern Harrier 5 188 188 Sharp-shinned Hawk 76 2595 2595 Cooper's Hawk 7 186 186 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 120 184537 184537 Swainson's Hawk 0 4 4 Red-tailed Hawk 19 282 282 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 13 412 412 Merlin 1 30 30 Peregrine Falcon 1 17 17 Unknown Accipiter 0 13 13 Unknown Buteo 0 8 8 Unknown Falcon 0 2 2 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 1 15 15 Total: 445 191048 191048 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 8.5 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Don Sherwood Visitors: 60+ Weather: Early fog limited visibility once again. After a mostly cloudy morning, by the afternoon there was abundant sunshine. The wind was light and out of the northeast early, shifting more easterly as the day wore on. Raptor Observations: Like yesterday, we had several short spurts of movement but limited numbers overall. Non-raptor Observations: Blue Jay (18000+), Bonaparte's Gull (50+), American Wigeon (1), Black-crowned Night Heron (1) Predictions: Early fog, mostly sunny skies and light west wind. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jonathan Stein ([email protected]) Detroit River Hawk Watch information may be found at: http://www.drhawkwatch.org Site Description: The Detroit River Hawk Watch (a joint venture of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge and its Friends group, the International Wildlife Refuge Alliance) is the Boat Launch at Lake Erie Metropark located approximately 20 miles south of Detroit, Michigan. The location is at the mouth of the Detroit River as it enters Lake Erie. Directions to site: Lake Erie Metropark: >From I-75, exit at Huron River Drive (exit 27). Continue east on Huron River Drive. Turn left on West Jefferson and proceed a few hundred yards to the entrance of Lake Erie Metropark. After paying the entrance fee, follow the signs to the Boat Launch. _______________________________________________ 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 Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
