Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 04, 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 22 34 34 Osprey 6 13 13 Bald Eagle 0 2 2 Northern Harrier 4 17 17 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 2 2 Cooper's Hawk 1 2 2 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 0 1 1 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 8 12 12 Merlin 0 2 2 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 1 1 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 43 86 86 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Don Sherwood, John Elliott, Patrick Mulawa Visitors: 1 Weather: An extensive ceiling of morning clouds helped to blot out the sun but afternoon clearing led to mostly blue skies the rest of the way. Haze, so abundant the last three outings, was gladly nowhere to be found today. The wind was light and variable early, shifting to the east and picking up in intensity later. Raptor Observations: Quiet overall, a brief late day spurt pushed our American Kestrel, Northern Harrier and Osprey numbers slightly higher. Accipiters and buteos continue to be missing in action, though. Non-raptor Observations: Lots of songbirds were on the move this morning, swallows most prominent among them: Purple Martin (52), Tree Swallow (68), Barn Swallow (54), Northern Rough-winged Swallow (75), Bank Swallow (4), Chimney Swift (33), Cape May Warbler (2), Black-and-white Warbler (1), Blackpoll Warbler (5), Bay-breasted Warbler (3), Tennessee Warbler (1), Warbling Vireo (7), Red-eyed Vireo (3), Common Grackle (9), Red-winged Blackbird (15), Cedar Waxwing (56), Ruby-throated Hummingbird (13), Northern Flicker (8), Baltimore Oriole (3), Common Loon (3), Pied-billed Grebe (1), Canada Goose (12), Forster's Tern (2), Caspian Tern (5), Black Saddlebags (6), Common Green Darner (13), Monarch (19) Predictions: Partly cloudy skies with moderate south wind, warm temps and a small chance of scattered early morning showers. ======================================================================== 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
