Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 5 303 303 Osprey 2 46 46 Bald Eagle 3 59 59 Northern Harrier 4 66 66 Sharp-shinned Hawk 18 677 677 Cooper's Hawk 0 29 29 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 8212 8212 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1 Red-tailed Hawk 2 47 47 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 1 260 260 Merlin 1 16 16 Peregrine Falcon 2 9 9 Unknown Accipiter 0 8 8 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 1 1 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 9 9 Total: 39 9743 9743 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Fred Kirn, Raburn Howland Visitors: Darlene Friedman, Gloria Harkness, Ron Harkness, Pete Przylbylski and a few others stopped in. Weather: Overcast from the get-go, the rain started around 10:00 and lasted for close to three hours. Progressive clearing occurred thereafter. The wind was out of the west early and shifted all the way over to the southeast by the end of the day. Raptor Observations: There was little activity after the rain. Non-raptor Observations: The steady rain gave us an opportunity to scour the trees around the count site and we found a nice assortment of warblers. Present and accounted for were American Redstart and Northern Parula as well as Nashville, Bay-breasted, Blackpoll, Wilson's, Orange-crowned, Canada, Tennessee, Black-throated Green, Yellow-rumped, Magnolia and Black-and-white warblers. A Palm Warbler was spotted later in the day. Additionally, the fall's first White-throated Sparrows were seen. Predictions: Partly sunny with highs in the upper 60s and strong south winds. There is a chance of rain in the late afternoon. More strong south wind will likely limit our numbers once again. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jonathan Stein ([email protected]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.drhawkwatch.org Site Description: The primary site used by the Detroit River Hawk Watch (a joint venture of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge and it's Friends group, the International Wildlife Refuge Alliance) is the Boat Launch at Lake Erie Metropark located approximately 20 miles south of Detroit, Michigan. A secondary site, the Headquarters of Pointe Mouillee State Game Area is used during certain wind conditions. When staffing is available, both sites can be used at the same time. The season begins on the first day of September and concludes on the final day of November. For details and directions, log on to www.drhawkwatch.org Directions to site: Lake Erie Metropark: >From I-75, exit at Huron River Drive (exit 27). Continue east on Huron River Drive. Turn left on West Jefferson and proceed a few hundred yards to the entrance of Lake Erie Metropark. After paying the entrance fee, follow the signs to the Boat Launch. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
