Detroit River Hawk Watch
Brownstown, Michigan, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 13, 2015
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 58 281 281
Osprey 1 52 52
Bald Eagle 7 50 50
Northern Harrier 42 120 120
Sharp-shinned Hawk 271 802 802
Cooper's Hawk 0 13 13
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 16055 20218 20218
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 14 60 60
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 37 386 386
Merlin 1 8 8
Peregrine Falcon 1 4 4
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 2 2
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 8 8
Total: 16488 22006 22006
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Jonathan Stein
Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Don Sherwood, Jim Lynch, Joan Tisdale,
Rosemary Brady
Visitors:
50+
Weather:
Couldn't have asked for better conditions today. The sky was mostly clear
at the start but it wasn't long before an array of puffy white clouds began
to drift into view, gifting us a wonderful spotting backdrop for most of
the day. Like yesterday, a nice combination of cool temperatures and warm
sun kept things pleasant throughout. The wind was moderate and out of the
west and northwest.
Raptor Observations:
It was an exceptional day of Broad-winged Hawk movement. Liftoff occurred
around 1000 am and thereafter each hour featured at least one massive
kettle or lengthy stream, often observable relatively low and close,
delighting the many onlookers below. Sharp-shinned Hawks had themselves
another good day. And even more impressively, so did Northern Harriers. Not
since 2007 has there been a better first two weeks of Northern Harrier
movement at Lake Erie Metropark.
Non-raptor Observations:
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (230+), Warbling Vireo (1), Gray Catbird (1),
Common Yellowthroat (1), Cape May Warbler (4), Common Grackle (18),
Red-winged Blackbird (40+), Canada Goose (30+), Forster's Tern (3),
sandpiper sp. (20+)
Predictions:
Sunny skies with warmer temps and strong southwest wind.
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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.
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