Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 17, 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 18 350 350 Osprey 2 62 62 Bald Eagle 5 60 60 Northern Harrier 8 192 192 Sharp-shinned Hawk 288 1442 1442 Cooper's Hawk 2 28 28 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 20250 20250 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 1 62 62 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 22 473 473 Merlin 1 11 11 Peregrine Falcon 0 4 4 Unknown Accipiter 1 4 4 Unknown Buteo 0 4 4 Unknown Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 1 13 13 Total: 349 22956 22956 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Raburn Howland, Rosemary Brady Visitors: 20+ Weather: Not much changed from the previous four days. Blue skies, warm sun and southeast wind dominated the proceedings. A smattering of puffy white clouds sprouted up in the afternoon but that was the only cover on offer. Raptor Observations: Sharp-shinned Hawks remained engaged but other species took it easy today. Non-raptor Observations: Red-winged Blackbird (220+), Chimney Swift (60+), Blue Jay (25+), Ruby-throated Hummingbird (3), Black Saddlebags (21), Common Green Darner (9) Predictions: Partly cloudy with warm temps, moderate south wind and a 50 percent chance of scattered thunderstorms. ======================================================================== 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
