Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 25, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 793 3259 3259 Osprey 1 56 56 Bald Eagle 2 130 130 Northern Harrier 12 114 114 Sharp-shinned Hawk 57 1730 1730 Cooper's Hawk 10 181 181 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2 Broad-winged Hawk 54 49592 49592 Swainson's Hawk 0 3 3 Red-tailed Hawk 16 273 273 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 40 463 463 Merlin 2 21 21 Peregrine Falcon 0 8 8 Unknown Accipiter 0 31 31 Unknown Buteo 0 4 4 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 11 11 Total: 987 55878 55878 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 8.5 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess Visitors: 9 Weather: We couldn't have asked for nicer weather: mostly clear with a touch of sun muffled by some high clouds and a gentle cooling breeze blowing in off the lake. The wind was light out of the northeast at first and gradually shifted to southeast by the end. Raptor Observations: Certainly not as eventful as the previous two days but there was still a good number of birds to observe. Turkey Vultures, Northern Harriers and American Kestrels were still interested in moving, as were a nice assortment of buteos and accipiters. The day's highlight came when we watched our local Cooper's Hawk stoop on a starling, deftly plucking his too-slow prey right out of the sky. Non-raptor Observations: Today marked our first significant push of Blue Jays (2500+). Six American Golden Plovers floated by in the morning. The trees around the site had Cape May, Black-throated Green and Blackpoll warblers in them. White-throated Sparrows, both kinglets and a Winter Wren were seen on the trails. Predictions: Partly cloudy with light to moderate north 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
