Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 08, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 1586 38074 Osprey 0 0 23 Bald Eagle 0 8 132 Northern Harrier 4 14 351 Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 76 4424 Cooper's Hawk 1 27 138 Northern Goshawk 0 1 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 107 419 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 17529 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 0 794 2533 Rough-legged Hawk 0 7 12 Golden Eagle 0 34 62 American Kestrel 0 4 551 Merlin 0 2 39 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 28 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 6 Unknown Buteo 0 6 62 Unknown Falcon 0 0 2 Unknown Eagle 1 2 3 Unknown Raptor 0 1 13 Total: 11 2670 64404 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Natalie Cypher Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Frank Kitakis, Rosemary Brady Visitors: No extra visitors today - just the regular crew. Weather: Rain was in the forecast, and was surrounding metro-Detroit most of the day,but the count site never saw it until late. However, the low pressure system seemed to keep most of the birds away. Winds were light from the southwest and skies were cloudy all day. Raptor Observations: Very slow. No turkey Vultures or buteos - only the species that seem to migrate no matter the conditions - a few Sharp-shinned and Cooper's Hawks, and a few Northern Harriers. A few local raptors were spotted throughout the day - our Bald Eagles, Cooper's Hawk, and the Merlin. The most interesting sighting was probably our local "tail-less" juvenile Bald Eagle. It appears to have no tail, and this is at least the second time it has been seen here! Non-raptor Observations: Some of our Lake Erie fall/winter species are starting to show up - more lines of distant waterfowl were seen flying towards Lake Erie, several Bonaparte's Gulls were hunting in front of us, and a couple of Horned Grebes and one Great Black-backed Gull were seen in the lake. Predictions: Tomorrow could be a decent migration day following today's weather system. Weather will be a pleasant fall day with temperatures reaching 50F, partly cloudy, and NW winds. ======================================================================== 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
