Detroit River Hawk Watch
Brownstown, Michigan, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 10, 2017
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 3218 7240 9729
Osprey 0 2 33
Bald Eagle 0 13 56
Northern Harrier 4 55 150
Sharp-shinned Hawk 30 570 2408
Cooper's Hawk 3 9 31
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 3 8 9
Broad-winged Hawk 24 279 10378
Swainson's Hawk 1 1 1
Red-tailed Hawk 68 165 230
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 2 2 2
American Kestrel 4 89 439
Merlin 0 15 43
Peregrine Falcon 0 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: 3357 8479 23567
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Kevin Georg
Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Don Sherwood, Frank Kitakis,
Rosemary Brady
Visitors:
THANKS to everybody who help spotting today
Weather:
heavy clouds in the morning with north-north-east winds
Raptor Observations:
TWO young Golden Eagles ONE Swainson's Hawk
Non-raptor Observations:
4120 Blue Jays
Predictions:
rain
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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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