Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 24, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 1 1 Turkey Vulture 0 1777 69707 Osprey 0 0 71 Bald Eagle 5 70 342 Northern Harrier 0 27 226 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 54 3226 Cooper's Hawk 2 54 455 Northern Goshawk 0 2 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 149 520 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 49629 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 5 Red-tailed Hawk 28 937 3375 Rough-legged Hawk 2 20 40 Golden Eagle 2 55 68 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 0 4 29 Total: 40 3167 128559 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess Visitors: 10+ Weather: Frigid out there today, one of the coldest days I can remember by the boat launch. A nice mix of white and blue above, the sun peeked through to warm us every now and again. The wind was whipping out of the west throughout, adding to the chilly conditions. Raptor Observations: We started out well: Roughleg, Golden Eagle, Golden Eagle were our first three birds. A trickle of raptors, mostly Redtails, wound their way past after that. As has been the case lately, the flight slowed way down in the afternoon. Non-raptor Observations: Green-winged Teal (1), Great Black-backed Gull (1), Tundra Swan (60+), Red-breasted Merganser (15+), Great Blue Heron (20+) Predictions: Overcast with highs in the low 30s and moderate southwest 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
