Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 28, 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 1 Turkey Vulture 0 69370 71776 Osprey 0 6 79 Bald Eagle 0 66 152 Northern Harrier 0 177 466 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 2370 5285 Cooper's Hawk 0 141 195 Northern Goshawk 0 2 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 432 432 Broad-winged Hawk 0 256 72461 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Red-tailed Hawk 0 1420 1527 Rough-legged Hawk 0 2 2 Golden Eagle 0 48 49 American Kestrel 0 170 812 Merlin 0 13 40 Peregrine Falcon 0 13 32 Unknown Accipiter 0 2 11 Unknown Buteo 0 20 25 Unknown Falcon 0 1 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 1 Unknown Raptor 0 10 30 Total: 0 74519 153382 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (No count conducted today) Weather: High winds and lots of rain. No count was conducted. Raptor Observations: Non-raptor Observations: Predictions: Partly cloudy with cooler temps and strong west 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
