Detroit River Hawk Watch
Brownstown, Michigan, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 08, 2017
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 528 3190 5679
Osprey 0 2 33
Bald Eagle 2 13 56
Northern Harrier 6 39 134
Sharp-shinned Hawk 56 375 2213
Cooper's Hawk 1 4 26
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 4 5
Broad-winged Hawk 5 249 10348
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 17 82 147
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 5 47 397
Merlin 7 12 40
Peregrine Falcon 10 27 51
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 1
Unknown Buteo 1 1 1
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 3
Total: 639 4046 19134
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Kevin Georg
Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Don Sherwood, Raburn Howland,
Rosemary Brady
Weather:
rain clouds in the morning with blue skies with cumulus in the afernoon
with winds from the SW turning SE
Raptor Observations:
10 Peregrines and 2 immature Bald Eagles
Non-raptor Observations:
over 3800 Blue Jays and 168 Monarchs
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Report submitted by Detroit River Hawk Watch ([email protected])
Detroit River Hawk Watch information may be found at:
http://www.drhawkwatch.org
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