Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 14, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 27 276 276 Osprey 1 33 33 Bald Eagle 23 86 86 Northern Harrier 14 45 45 Sharp-shinned Hawk 140 839 839 Cooper's Hawk 12 109 109 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 4335 5765 5765 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 16 135 135 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 27 114 114 Merlin 1 12 12 Peregrine Falcon 0 3 3 Unknown Accipiter 5 21 21 Unknown Buteo 0 2 2 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 1 5 5 Total: 4602 7445 7445 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Don Sherwood Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Jonathan Stein Visitors: 35+ Weather: Deep blue skies as far as the eye could see until later in the day when some puffy white clouds began to materialize here and there. The wind was light and variable. Raptor Observations: Building on yesterday, our Broad-winged Hawk numbers continued their ascent. The afternoon hours featured a steady stream of large kettles winding their way through the viewing area. Not to be outdone, Northern Harriers and Bald Eagles also had a very good day. Non-raptor Observations: Pectoral Sandpiper (8) ======================================================================== 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
