Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 28, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 7 2211 69768 Osprey 0 0 56 Bald Eagle 9 107 352 Northern Harrier 0 117 421 Sharp-shinned Hawk 10 152 4623 Cooper's Hawk 5 64 466 Northern Goshawk 0 6 9 Red-shouldered Hawk 34 237 803 Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 184860 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 4 Red-tailed Hawk 144 1767 4568 Rough-legged Hawk 3 22 32 Golden Eagle 3 78 129 American Kestrel 0 2 563 Merlin 0 3 46 Peregrine Falcon 0 4 51 Unknown Accipiter 0 4 31 Unknown Buteo 0 10 35 Unknown Falcon 0 0 4 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 9 41 Total: 215 4794 266862 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess Visitors: 2 Weather: Conditions were similar to yesterday. But this time, along with the mostly cloudy skies and below-freezing temperatures, a persistent wind blustered out of the south rather than the west. Raptor Observations: Non-stop Red-tailed and Red-shouldered hawk activity kept us delightfully busy for four hours midday. Embedded among them was a nice number of Cooper's and Sharp-shinned hawks as well as a handful of Golden Eagles and Rough-legged Hawks, two of which were dark morphs that decided to cross right overhead, furnishing us with the day's highlights. Non-raptor Observations: American Crow (1200+), Tundra Swan (60+), Common Merganser (4), Canvasback (1) Predictions: Mostly cloudy with warmer temps, light south wind and a 40 percent chance of precipitation. ======================================================================== 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
