Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 26, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 977 62075 65291 Osprey 0 12 56 Bald Eagle 15 68 233 Northern Harrier 4 92 297 Sharp-shinned Hawk 100 1537 4355 Cooper's Hawk 8 175 374 Northern Goshawk 0 3 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 141 414 415 Broad-winged Hawk 0 169 184858 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 4 Red-tailed Hawk 492 1972 2266 Rough-legged Hawk 2 10 10 Golden Eagle 14 41 41 American Kestrel 4 102 560 Merlin 0 12 43 Peregrine Falcon 0 28 47 Unknown Accipiter 0 11 25 Unknown Buteo 2 14 22 Unknown Falcon 0 2 4 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 14 31 Total: 1759 66751 258935 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:15:00 Total observation time: 8.25 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Patrick Mulawa Visitors: 20+ Weather: The sky was deep blue from start to finish. The wind was moderate and out of the west. Raptor Observations: Clouds of Red-tailed and Red-shouldered Hawks tried to make up for our lack of the real thing today. From the late morning on, both species were up and as active as they've been all season, floating past by the dozen, mostly very high. Some lingering Turkey Vultures mixed in with them. And, oh yeah, how could I forget? Plenty of eagles as well, of both the Golden and Bald variety. Non-raptor Observations: Tundra Swan (40+), Pine Siskin (30+), American Crow (800+) Predictions: Partly cloudy with warm temps and light south 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
