Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 07, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 7 150 150 Osprey 2 24 24 Bald Eagle 0 37 37 Northern Harrier 1 21 21 Sharp-shinned Hawk 47 243 243 Cooper's Hawk 7 35 35 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 2 76 76 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 0 74 74 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 3 26 26 Merlin 2 6 6 Peregrine Falcon 0 2 2 Unknown Accipiter 0 7 7 Unknown Buteo 0 1 1 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 2 2 Total: 71 704 704 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 14:30:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Don Sherwood Observers: Andrew Sturgess Visitors: Carol Goodman, Russell Conard, Rick Neubig, Pat Mulawa, Jim Lynch, Natalie Ray. Weather: Partly cloudy skies and light south wind all day. Afternoon rain shut us down early. Raptor Observations: There was limited movement. Non-raptor Observations: Birds of note: Baltimore Oriole, Warbling Vireo, Chimney Swift, Purple Martin, Common Loon, Forster's Tern, Common Tern, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Bank Swallow. ======================================================================== 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
