Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 24, 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 49 778 778 Osprey 0 63 63 Bald Eagle 1 79 79 Northern Harrier 4 251 251 Sharp-shinned Hawk 42 2505 2505 Cooper's Hawk 5 42 42 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 507 71695 71695 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1 Red-tailed Hawk 4 98 98 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 3 609 609 Merlin 0 22 22 Peregrine Falcon 0 10 10 Unknown Accipiter 0 8 8 Unknown Buteo 0 4 4 Unknown Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 1 19 19 Total: 616 76185 76185 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Raburn Howland Visitors: 12 Weather: We suffered through another awful day of gorgeous weather. I don't know about you but I'm sure tired of all this blue sky, warm sun and calm east wind. Raptor Observations: Besides a brief late morning burst of broadwings, it was a pretty quiet outing. Non-raptor Observations: Blue Jay (8000+), Pied-billed Grebe (6), American Coot (6), Wood Duck (4), Monarch (148) Predictions: Partly cloudy skies with highs in the mid 70s and moderate east wind. ======================================================================== 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
