Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 12, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 1 1 Turkey Vulture 61 1650 69580 Osprey 0 0 71 Bald Eagle 9 46 318 Northern Harrier 2 10 209 Sharp-shinned Hawk 7 38 3210 Cooper's Hawk 1 37 438 Northern Goshawk 0 0 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 15 144 515 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 49629 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 5 Red-tailed Hawk 47 807 3245 Rough-legged Hawk 0 10 30 Golden Eagle 5 49 62 American Kestrel 0 0 681 Merlin 0 1 50 Peregrine Falcon 1 3 46 Unknown Accipiter 0 3 50 Unknown Buteo 1 5 27 Unknown Falcon 0 0 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 1 26 Total: 149 2805 128197 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Frank Kitakis, Fred Kirn, John Elliott Visitors: 3 Weather: One of the chillier days I can remember by the boat launch. Temperatures never rose above the mid 30s and strong northwest wind blustered throughout for a wind chill well below freezing. The sun occasionally peaked through the partly cloudy skies but not often enough. Raptor Observations: There was a consistent trickle of raptors all day, mainly buteos and eagles with a sprinkling of harriers and sharpies tossed in for good measure. Non-raptor Observations: Hooded Merganser (1, by the boat launch upon arrival), Snow Bunting (80+), Tree Swallow (1), Tundra Swan (220+), European Starling (4500+), American Crow (8000+), Bonaparte's Gull (30+), Forster's Tern (4) Predictions: Same as today except strong west wind rather than northwest. ======================================================================== 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
