Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 17, 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 124 27150 30898 Osprey 0 14 66 Bald Eagle 0 54 175 Northern Harrier 3 49 181 Sharp-shinned Hawk 131 1241 2871 Cooper's Hawk 0 79 216 Northern Goshawk 0 0 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 61 79 Broad-winged Hawk 0 4 40923 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 3 Red-tailed Hawk 1 290 476 Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 3 118 490 Merlin 0 6 27 Peregrine Falcon 0 9 25 Unknown Accipiter 0 14 34 Unknown Buteo 0 6 20 Unknown Falcon 0 0 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 1 25 61 Total: 263 29122 76549 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Frank Kitakis Visitors: Rodney Laura and Jim Lynch Weather: Warm and mostly clear, it was a pleasant fall day at the park. The wind was strong and out of the south, shifting southeast in the afternoon. Raptor Observations: Sharp-shinned Hawks were interested in moving. Not much else was, though. Non-raptor Observations: Red-winged Blackbirds and Tree Swallows were moving in the morning. Six Black-crowned Night Herons were seen out by the stacks during the last hour. Predictions: There is a 100 percent chance of rain all day. ======================================================================== 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/
