Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 30, 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 832 2473 2473 Osprey 1 49 49 Bald Eagle 5 119 119 Northern Harrier 14 127 127 Sharp-shinned Hawk 144 1588 1588 Cooper's Hawk 19 121 121 Northern Goshawk 0 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 11 16 16 Broad-winged Hawk 148 40904 40904 Swainson's Hawk 0 3 3 Red-tailed Hawk 29 153 153 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 16 369 369 Merlin 0 20 20 Peregrine Falcon 0 16 16 Unknown Accipiter 0 19 19 Unknown Buteo 4 13 13 Unknown Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 32 32 Total: 1223 46024 46024 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Don Sherwood Observers: Rodney Laura Weather: Mostly sunny, the wind was light and out of the north and then shifted more easterly late. Raptor Observations: A nice day of movement highlighted by a productive late September Red-shouldered Hawk flight. Non-raptor Observations: A Green-winged Teal was observed in the late morning. ======================================================================== 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/
