Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 27, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 123 62198 65414 Osprey 0 12 56 Bald Eagle 3 71 236 Northern Harrier 3 95 300 Sharp-shinned Hawk 42 1579 4397 Cooper's Hawk 17 192 391 Northern Goshawk 0 3 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 22 436 437 Broad-winged Hawk 0 169 184858 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 4 Red-tailed Hawk 107 2079 2373 Rough-legged Hawk 0 10 10 Golden Eagle 4 45 45 American Kestrel 1 103 561 Merlin 0 12 43 Peregrine Falcon 0 28 47 Unknown Accipiter 1 12 26 Unknown Buteo 1 15 23 Unknown Falcon 0 2 4 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 1 15 32 Total: 325 67076 259260 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, John Elliott, Patrick Mulawa Visitors: 4 Weather: Overcast skies cleared as the day progressed, leaving us with nothing but blue by the late afternoon. The wind was light to moderate and out of the southwest at first, shifting more easterly later. Raptor Observations: Red-tailed and Red-shouldered hawks continued to drift by. Accipiters were heard from in good numbers for the date. But other species were mostly quiet, especially after the wind shifted to the east and southeast later in the day. Non-raptor Observations: American Crow (3000+), American Robin (40+), Common Loon (2), Tundra Swan (50+), Predictions: Cloudy with moderate west wind and a 70 percent chance of rain. ======================================================================== 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
