Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 05, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 56 124 124 Osprey 5 15 15 Bald Eagle 13 18 18 Northern Harrier 4 15 15 Sharp-shinned Hawk 25 38 38 Cooper's Hawk 4 7 7 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 19 22 22 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 44 58 58 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 10 11 11 Merlin 1 3 3 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown Accipiter 3 4 4 Unknown Buteo 1 1 1 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 1 2 2 Total: 186 319 319 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:45:00 Total observation time: 9.75 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Fred Kirn, Patrick Mulawa, Raburn Howland Visitors: Carol Goodman, Bill Richman and a few others. Weather: Gorgeous from start to finish, we couldn't have asked for better conditions. A warming sun and a cooling breeze combined to maintain a pleasant balance throughout the day. And overhead, a nice mix of white and blue aided our spotting greatly. The wind was mostly out of the north, shifting more easterly as the day went on. Raptor Observations: It took a while for birds to get up and moving but when they did there were plenty to be seen. The last three hours of the watch featured our most consistent movement of the season. Bald Eagles and Ospreys were again noticeable but it was the buteos that truly shined. Late in the day, juvenile Red-tailed and Broad-winged hawks were shooting through at a good clip. And not to be outdone, American Kestrels made their first real push of the season. Non-raptor Observations: Common Loon (3), American Golden-Plover (5), Red-breasted Nuthatch (1). Predictions: Mostly sunny with light south wind. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jonathan Stein ([email protected]) Detroit River Hawk Watch 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
