Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 09, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 832 4022 6511 Osprey 0 2 33 Bald Eagle 0 13 56 Northern Harrier 12 51 146 Sharp-shinned Hawk 165 540 2378 Cooper's Hawk 2 6 28 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 5 6 Broad-winged Hawk 6 255 10354 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 15 97 162 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 38 85 435 Merlin 3 15 43 Peregrine Falcon 2 29 53 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 1 Unknown Buteo 0 1 1 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 1 3 Total: 1076 5122 20210 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, Patrick Mulawa, Rosemary Brady Visitors: thanks to all who help today! Weather: winds from the north turning to the south in the afternoon Raptor Observations: 2 Peregrines 3 male harriers Non-raptor Observations: 145 monarch and over 3000 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
