Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 16, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 499 27837 31053 Osprey 0 8 52 Bald Eagle 1 28 193 Northern Harrier 1 35 240 Sharp-shinned Hawk 19 604 3422 Cooper's Hawk 10 96 295 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 10 14 15 Broad-winged Hawk 6 148 184837 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 4 Red-tailed Hawk 5 265 559 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 1 1 1 American Kestrel 0 64 522 Merlin 0 9 40 Peregrine Falcon 0 22 41 Unknown Accipiter 0 4 18 Unknown Buteo 0 3 11 Unknown Falcon 0 1 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 6 23 Total: 552 29145 221329 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 14:45:00 Total observation time: 7.75 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Frank Kitakis, Raburn Howland Visitors: 3 Weather: Don't like the weather? Wait five minutes and it'll change. That pithy saying sums up today quite well. The sky was awash in shifting shades of blue, white and gray throughout. And the wind was equally as temperamental, frequently alternating between westerly and easterly. Toward the end of the watch, the clouds began to darken and dumped some fairly heavy rain on us, ending the count a little earlier than normal. Raptor Observations: Our first Golden Eagle of the season circled low and close behind us for a short time during the early afternoon. Today also featured our first double-digit Red-shouldered Hawk flight of the season. Not bad for what was looking like a potential washout earlier in the day. Non-raptor Observations: American Crow (75+), Blue Jay (600+), Red-winged Blackbird (120+), Rusty Blackbird (8), Pine Siskin (2), American Wigeon (2) Predictions: Mostly cloudy with strong 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
