Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 30, 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 35069 38817 Osprey 0 18 70 Bald Eagle 0 67 188 Northern Harrier 0 86 218 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 1862 3492 Cooper's Hawk 0 219 356 Northern Goshawk 0 8 9 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 206 224 Broad-winged Hawk 0 4 40923 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 4 Red-tailed Hawk 0 852 1038 Rough-legged Hawk 0 6 6 Golden Eagle 0 4 4 American Kestrel 0 155 527 Merlin 0 16 37 Peregrine Falcon 0 14 30 Unknown Accipiter 0 27 47 Unknown Buteo 0 21 35 Unknown Falcon 0 1 2 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 41 77 Total: 0 38677 86104 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (No count conducted today) Weather: Very windy and rainy again. Raptor Observations: Non-raptor Observations: Predictions: Overcast with highs in the mid 40s and strong wind out of the northwest. There is a 60 percent chance of precipitation. ======================================================================== 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/
