Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 20, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 1 1 Turkey Vulture 14 1777 69707 Osprey 0 0 71 Bald Eagle 6 65 337 Northern Harrier 3 27 226 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 54 3226 Cooper's Hawk 7 52 453 Northern Goshawk 1 2 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 148 519 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 49629 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 5 Red-tailed Hawk 39 909 3347 Rough-legged Hawk 1 18 38 Golden Eagle 0 53 66 American Kestrel 0 0 681 Merlin 0 3 52 Peregrine Falcon 0 3 46 Unknown Accipiter 0 3 50 Unknown Buteo 0 8 30 Unknown Falcon 0 0 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 1 4 29 Total: 73 3127 128519 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess Visitors: 4 Weather: Crisp and clear, a thin film of high cirrus stayed with us from start to finish, muffling the blue sky above. Temperatures remained cool, mostly in the mid 40s. And strong wind blustered in off the lake from the southeast throughout. Raptor Observations: It was a fun morning flight with a good number of Cooper's and Red-tailed hawks shooting past early, enlivening the first two hours. Around midday, we were visited by a couple notable birds, first our third Northern Goshawk of the season and then a little later another light morph Rough-legged Hawk. By the afternoon, activity had come to a screeching halt. Non-raptor Observations: Great Black-backed Gull (1), Common Loon (2), American Crow (800+) Predictions: Overcast with highs in the mid 40s, moderate south wind a 70 percent 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
