Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 27, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 620 60672 64894 Osprey 0 10 70 Bald Eagle 2 122 260 Northern Harrier 6 66 189 Sharp-shinned Hawk 141 1265 3123 Cooper's Hawk 17 193 386 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 31 172 174 Broad-winged Hawk 0 2 49627 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 4 Red-tailed Hawk 115 1062 1361 Rough-legged Hawk 4 10 10 Golden Eagle 4 6 6 American Kestrel 1 183 680 Merlin 1 24 48 Peregrine Falcon 1 33 43 Unknown Accipiter 1 13 45 Unknown Buteo 1 8 13 Unknown Falcon 0 3 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 11 23 Total: 945 63856 120959 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, Don Sherwood, Greg Smith Visitors: 20+ Weather: The sky was all grey up until we got some welcomed clearing late. Temperatures were somewhat warmer than they've been lately. Coupled with a lighter west wind, a few less layers were necessary. Raptor Observations: After yesterday's speed bump, we picked up right where we left off on Friday with yet another stellar outing. Turkey Vultures were less abundant but accipiters, buteos and eagles were all plentiful. Great looks at several Golden Eagles and Rough-legged Hawks were the highlight but there were also many close Red-shouldered, Red-tailed, Sharp-shinned and Cooper's Hawks to be seen. Non-raptor Observations: There was lots going on today. Long-tailed Duck (1), Gadwall (3), Northern Shoveler (6), Sandhill Crane (1) and Common Loon (1) gave us separate fly-bys. A flock of Cedar Waxwings (25+) passed overhead in the morning. American Crows (600+) remained on the move. Caspian Tern (1), Forster's Tern (6) and Bonaparte's Gulls (5) could be observed in the channel throughout the day. Small numbers of Blue Jay, American Goldfinch, Red-winged Blackbird and Rusty Blackbird were noted. Also, after several days of high abundance, Tree Swallows (200+) were seen in smaller numbers today. Predictions: Clear in the morning, then cloudy later. Highs in the upper 40s and light west wind shifting more northerly late. Sounds good to me. ======================================================================== 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
