Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 25, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 1544 32353 33673 Osprey 0 5 23 Bald Eagle 2 55 109 Northern Harrier 2 99 322 Sharp-shinned Hawk 24 1728 4234 Cooper's Hawk 3 60 104 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 15 147 148 Broad-winged Hawk 0 130 17529 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 112 993 1127 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 6 6 American Kestrel 0 67 545 Merlin 0 19 37 Peregrine Falcon 0 23 27 Unknown Accipiter 0 2 5 Unknown Buteo 5 32 41 Unknown Falcon 0 0 2 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 1 12 Total: 1707 35720 57944 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Natalie Cypher Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Frank Kitakis, Rosemary Brady Visitors: A couple of gentlemen from Dayton, OH joined us today. Thanks to Anna, Ken, and Rick for assistance in spotting. Weather: Chilly but very pleasant weather today. Light NW west throughout the day; partly cloudy. Raptor Observations: A pretty good migration day, with 1779 birds. Turkey Vulture total was 1544, Red-tailed Hawk total 112, Red-shouldered 24, Sharp-shinned Hawk 69. Also had a couple of Bald Eagles, Northern Harriers, and Cooper's Hawks. Many birds were migrating south of the count site due to the north winds, making spotting and ID challenging at times. We were hopeful, but had no Golden Eagles today. Non-raptor Observations: American Crows continued to move today - certainly several thousand. Predictions: Tomorrow's winds will be from the east, with a chance of rain throughout the day. Big numbers of migrants would not be expected. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Detroit River Hawk Watch ([email protected]) Detroit River Hawk Watch information may be found at: http://www.drhawkwatch.org _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - 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 Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
