Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 03, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 1 1 1 Turkey Vulture 669 1262 69192 Osprey 0 0 71 Bald Eagle 7 9 281 Northern Harrier 1 1 200 Sharp-shinned Hawk 7 13 3185 Cooper's Hawk 15 17 418 Northern Goshawk 0 0 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 39 94 465 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 49629 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 5 Red-tailed Hawk 258 507 2945 Rough-legged Hawk 6 7 27 Golden Eagle 11 14 27 American Kestrel 0 0 681 Merlin 0 0 49 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 43 Unknown Accipiter 2 3 50 Unknown Buteo 3 3 25 Unknown Falcon 0 0 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 25 Total: 1019 1931 127323 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Don Sherwood, Greg Smith Visitors: 25+ Weather: Featuring a nice mix of white and blue, we couldn't have asked for a better spotting sky today. Chillier, temperatures reached up into the mid 40s but no higher. The wind was moderate and out of the east and southeast. Raptor Observations: A fun-filled Sunday by the lake, we began with hot and heavy Red-tailed and Red-shouldered hawk action, then experienced a brief midday lull before ending with a Golden Eagle-fueled bang. That midday lull wasn't all bad, though: at approximately 1245, a wayward Black Vulture wandered past, electrifying the onlookers below (yes, vultures can be electrifying). It's one of only a handful of Black Vulture records for LEMP. Not to be overlooked, we had another exceptional Rough-legged Hawk day and our first double-digit Golden Eagle day of the season. At 27 birds counted, it's already been a great season for Rough-legged Hawks and there's still most of a month to go! Non-raptor Observations: American Crow (80000+), Sandhills Crane (4), Herring Gull (10+), Great Egret (7), Cedar Waxwing (30+), American Tree Sparrow (2) Predictions: Overcast, then partly cloudy with highs in the lows 50s 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
