Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 01, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 1381 1381 3870 Osprey 1 1 32 Bald Eagle 5 5 48 Northern Harrier 19 19 114 Sharp-shinned Hawk 97 97 1935 Cooper's Hawk 2 2 24 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 1 2 Broad-winged Hawk 235 235 10334 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 32 32 97 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 22 22 372 Merlin 0 0 28 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 24 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 1 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 2 Total: 1795 1795 16883 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Kevin Georg Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Don Sherwood, Rosemary Brady Weather: Winds started from the east ending the day from the East.High cirrus help with spotting hawks Raptor Observations: 5 Bald Eagles Non-raptor Observations: 4 White Pelican 60 monarchs and over 300 Blue Jays ======================================================================== Report submitted by Detroit River Hawk Watch ([email protected]) Detroit River Hawk Watch information may be found at: http://www.drhawkwatch.org More site information at hawkcount.org: http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=285 _______________________________________________ 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
