Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 04, 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 1 Turkey Vulture 16 239 72357 Osprey 0 0 80 Bald Eagle 0 0 155 Northern Harrier 9 28 504 Sharp-shinned Hawk 20 109 5428 Cooper's Hawk 6 16 213 Northern Goshawk 0 0 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 7 27 503 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 72461 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Red-tailed Hawk 24 138 1780 Rough-legged Hawk 0 2 6 Golden Eagle 1 9 63 American Kestrel 1 2 814 Merlin 1 1 42 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 32 Unknown Accipiter 1 3 14 Unknown Buteo 1 6 32 Unknown Falcon 0 0 4 Unknown Eagle 0 0 1 Unknown Raptor 0 2 32 Total: 87 582 154525 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Jim Lynch, John Elliott, Patrick Mulawa Visitors: 3 Weather: The weather was near-flawless, especially for early November: oodles of sun, warm temperatures, a gentle southerly breeze. But flawless, while pleasant, is also kind of boring. Bad weather is far more interesting. Luckily, I'm sure there will be plenty of opportunities to soak up some bad weather later this month. I can't wait! Raptor Observations: Often rushing by close and overhead, Sharp-shinned and Cooper's hawks dominated the morning hours. One Golden and a handful of Red-tailed and Red-shouldered hawks mixed in, all frequenting a by now well-worn flight line: low along the trees and well to our north. Activity dipped in the afternoon once again but two late falcons, one Merlin and one kestrel, and an eight-harrier final hour kept us amused and engaged. Non-raptor Observations: American Crow (1300+), Red-winged Blackbird (300+), Cedar Waxwing (120+), Horned Lark (65+), American Goldfinch (80+), Pine Siskin (13), scaup sp. (2000+), Monarch (2) Predictions: Mostly cloudy with morning fog, warm temps and moderate south 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
