Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 25, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 3307 60052 64274 Osprey 0 10 70 Bald Eagle 0 120 258 Northern Harrier 3 60 183 Sharp-shinned Hawk 107 1124 2982 Cooper's Hawk 8 176 369 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 22 141 143 Broad-winged Hawk 0 2 49627 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 4 Red-tailed Hawk 142 947 1246 Rough-legged Hawk 3 6 6 Golden Eagle 1 2 2 American Kestrel 1 182 679 Merlin 0 23 47 Peregrine Falcon 0 32 42 Unknown Accipiter 0 12 44 Unknown Buteo 0 7 12 Unknown Falcon 0 3 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 11 23 Total: 3594 62911 120014 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, John Elliott, Patrick Mulawa Visitors: 12 Weather: If you don't like the weather, just wait five minutes was certainly an appropriate aphorism today. We ran the gamut from overcast to clear and everything in between, even enduring another brief afternoon rain shower. The wind was moderate and out of the west throughout. Raptor Observations: It was another very good day of movement. We added our second Golden Eagle, three more Roughlegs, lots of buteos and a heaping helping of Turkey Vultures. Non-raptor Observations: Blackbirds were moving in the morning, American Crows all day. Predictions: Mostly cloudy with highs in the upper 40s, strong southwest wind and a slight chance of rain. ======================================================================== 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
