Detroit River Hawk Watch
Brownstown, Michigan, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 22, 2015
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 59 644 644
Osprey 1 63 63
Bald Eagle 2 76 76
Northern Harrier 20 239 239
Sharp-shinned Hawk 245 2223 2223
Cooper's Hawk 3 36 36
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 14602 70317 70317
Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1
Red-tailed Hawk 9 92 92
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 15 579 579
Merlin 1 20 20
Peregrine Falcon 1 10 10
Unknown Accipiter 2 8 8
Unknown Buteo 0 4 4
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 17 17
Total: 14961 74330 74330
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 9.5 hours
Official Counter: Jonathan Stein
Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Carol Goodman, Frank Kitakis, Greg Smith,
John Elliott, Rosemary Brady
Visitors:
20+
Weather:
A handful of puffy white clouds added some zest to a mostly blue sky.
Temperatures remained mild for a third straight day, never ascending above
the low 70s. The wind was light all day, northeast at first, then east,
then shifting southeast late.
Raptor Observations:
Broad-winged Hawks continued their southward march. Streaming out over the
lake in the morning, by the afternoon the flight line had shifted well to
our north. Several streams passed behind the stacks late, mired deep in the
gray evening haze. Sharp-shinned Hawks and Northern Harriers picked up the
pace as the day wore on, often galloping past in small squads of three or
more birds. And a late day Merlin let us end on a high note, adding a third
falcon and eleventh species to the daily total.
Non-raptor Observations:
Blue Jay (2400+), House Finch (10+), American Goldfinch (15+), Cape May
Warbler (3), Ruby-throated HUmmingbird (9), Black Saddlebags (9), Common
Green Darner (2), Monarch (556)
Predictions:
Partly cloudy skies with highs in the mid 70s and light east 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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