Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 14, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 5705 29732 33954 Osprey 1 8 68 Bald Eagle 6 93 231 Northern Harrier 0 34 157 Sharp-shinned Hawk 22 373 2231 Cooper's Hawk 10 117 310 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 9 54 56 Broad-winged Hawk 0 2 49627 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 3 Red-tailed Hawk 63 351 650 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 169 666 Merlin 1 14 38 Peregrine Falcon 2 21 31 Unknown Accipiter 0 8 40 Unknown Buteo 0 6 11 Unknown Falcon 0 2 2 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 1 7 19 Total: 5820 30991 88094 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 10 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, John Elliott, Patrick Mulawa Visitors: 15+ Weather: It was sunny and clear until a battalion of chunky white clouds rolled in during the late morning granting us our first mixed white and blue spotting background in some time. The wind was out of the north early but shifted east as the day progressed. Raptor Observations: Long, languid streams of Turkey Vultures drifted past well into the early evening, most memorably meandering through today's big, bright moon. Non-raptor Observations: Eastern Bluebird (1), Blue Jay (800+), Common Loon (3) Predictions: Mostly cloudy with highs in the 60s and moderate southeast wind. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jonathan Stein ([email protected]) Detroit River Hawk Watch information may be found at: http://www.drhawkwatch.org _______________________________________________ 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
