Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 21, 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 6 309 309 Osprey 1 47 47 Bald Eagle 7 66 66 Northern Harrier 4 70 70 Sharp-shinned Hawk 37 714 714 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 3 50 50 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 3 263 263 Merlin 0 16 16 Peregrine Falcon 1 10 10 Unknown Accipiter 0 8 8 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 9 9 Total: 62 9805 9805 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Frank Kitakis, Jim Lynch, John Elliott Visitors: Jim Maki, Paul Cypher, Natalie Ray, Don Sherwood, Rodney Laura, Andrew Sturgess, Steve Cashell and Pat Mulawa all stopped by as did a few other. Weather: It was cloudy in the early morning and then cleared up before becoming cloudy again later in the day. The wind was light and mostly out of the west and southwest. Raptor Observations: A nice Bald Eagle flight today and we added another Peregrine Falcon but for the most part the skies were pretty empty, especially for this portion of the season. Non-raptor Observations: Blue Jays (2000+) were moving in the morning again. Predictions: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm tomorrow. There is an 80 percent chance of precipitation all day. The wind will be light to moderate and out of the west. Not looking too good. ======================================================================== 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/
