Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 29, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 154 2706 2706 Osprey 1 44 44 Bald Eagle 2 165 165 Northern Harrier 16 204 204 Sharp-shinned Hawk 133 2728 2728 Cooper's Hawk 11 197 197 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 85 184622 184622 Swainson's Hawk 0 4 4 Red-tailed Hawk 7 289 289 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 39 451 451 Merlin 0 30 30 Peregrine Falcon 2 19 19 Unknown Accipiter 0 13 13 Unknown Buteo 0 8 8 Unknown Falcon 0 2 2 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 2 17 17 Total: 452 191500 191500 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Patrick Mulawa Visitors: 12 including a recently-minted centennarian whose spotting skills remained undiminished. Weather: Beautiful weather once again, clear and sunny with a light southeast breeze coming in off the lake. The only blight was a jumble of early fog but even that burned off soon enough. Raptor Observations: Northern Harriers, Sharp-shinned Hawks and American Kestrels rode the afternoon tailwind, pushing past quickly and without hesitation. Non-raptor Observations: Blue Jay (2000+), American Goldfinch (30+) Predictions: Our run of pleasant conditions appears to be coming to an end. Tomorrow, cooler temps are expected along with mostly cloudy skies and an 80 percent chance of morning rain. On the bright side, light north wind is likely, which might get some birds up and moving once the rain clears. ======================================================================== 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
