Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 02, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 14 43 43 Osprey 1 3 3 Bald Eagle 0 0 0 Northern Harrier 0 2 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 3 3 Cooper's Hawk 1 1 1 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 1 1 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 2 4 4 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 1 1 1 Merlin 1 1 1 Peregrine Falcon 1 1 1 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 24 60 60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Patrick Mulawa Visitors: Richard Naber, Jim Maki, Jim Law, Paul Cypher, Natalie Ray, Tom Olkowski, Dave Ratcliffe and David Twellman among others. Weather: Sunny skies and a gentle northwest breeze made for a picture perfect Labor Day by the lake. Raptor Observations: Limited numbers overall but lots of variety kept things interesting. A late afternoon peregrine provided the season's first three falcon day. Non-raptor Observations: Red-winged Blackbird (25+), Common Grackle (15+), Purple Martin (13), Mourning Dove (30+), Ruby-throated Hummingbird (5), American Goldfinch (15+) and Great Blue Heron (4) were moving in limited numbers. Other birds of note: Black-throated Green Warbler (1), Chimney Swift (11), Blue-winged Teal (6), Black-crowned Night Heron (1), Belted Kingfisher, Tree Swallow, Rough-winged Swallow, Barn Swallow, Cedar Waxwing, Forster's Tern, Caspian Tern and Warbling Vireo. Predictions: Much like today, it looks like mostly sunny skies and northwest wind. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jonathan Stein ([email protected]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.drhawkwatch.org Site Description: The Detroit River Hawk Watch (a joint venture of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge and its Friends group, the International Wildlife Refuge Alliance) is the Boat Launch at Lake Erie Metropark located approximately 20 miles south of Detroit, Michigan. The location is at the mouth of the Detroit River as it enters Lake Erie. 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 including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
