Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 13, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 27027 30243 Osprey 0 7 51 Bald Eagle 0 27 192 Northern Harrier 0 33 238 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 548 3366 Cooper's Hawk 0 80 279 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 3 Broad-winged Hawk 0 138 184827 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 4 Red-tailed Hawk 0 253 547 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 64 522 Merlin 0 9 40 Peregrine Falcon 0 20 39 Unknown Accipiter 0 3 17 Unknown Buteo 0 2 10 Unknown Falcon 0 1 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 6 23 Total: 0 28220 220404 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 2 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Patrick Mulawa Visitors: 0 Weather: We were fogged in today. Considerable fog obscured Celeron Island and the stacks from view until the late afternoon. Periodic bouts of light rain didn't help matters much, either. Raptor Observations: Nothin' doin' Non-raptor Observations: With the fog continuing unabated, I took some time to scour the trails and found quite a bit of activity. Both kinglet species, Hermit Thrushes, White-crowned and White-throated Sparrows and Yellow-rumped and Palm Warblers were all observed in good numbers. Predictions: Rain appears likely. ======================================================================== 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
