Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 11, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 4 199 199 Osprey 1 30 30 Bald Eagle 0 50 50 Northern Harrier 0 29 29 Sharp-shinned Hawk 29 456 456 Cooper's Hawk 0 52 52 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 3 329 329 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 0 113 113 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 1 51 51 Merlin 1 7 7 Peregrine Falcon 0 3 3 Unknown Accipiter 0 8 8 Unknown Buteo 0 1 1 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 1 4 4 Total: 40 1332 1332 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 3 Weather: It was mostly sunny with a touch of haze today. Not as hot as yesterday, temperatures still did reach the high 80s by the afternoon. The wind was light and out of the southwest. Raptor Observations: Not a whole lot going on. Sharp-shinned Hawks were once again the only species seen with any consistency. Non-raptor Observations: Red-winged Blackbird (500+), Solitary Sandpiper (2), House Finch (10+), American Goldfinch (15+), Chimney Swift (5), Mourning Dove (25+), Ruby-throated Hummingbird (7). Predictions: Partly cloudy with highs in the upper 70s, morning fog and light northwest wind. Should be better than our last couple days out. ======================================================================== 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
