Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 23, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 1 1 Turkey Vulture 1 1778 69708 Osprey 0 0 71 Bald Eagle 5 70 342 Northern Harrier 1 28 227 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 54 3226 Cooper's Hawk 1 53 454 Northern Goshawk 0 2 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 151 522 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 49629 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 5 Red-tailed Hawk 32 941 3379 Rough-legged Hawk 0 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 0 4 29 Total: 43 3170 128562 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Don Sherwood Observers: Andrew Sturgess Visitors: 2 Weather: Cold. Windy. Snow Flurries. Raptor Observations: Some good variety but not much volume. Non-raptor Observations: Common Loon (1), Ruddy Duck (7), Bufflehead (8), Hooded Merganser (5), Tree Swallow (1) Predictions: A big thank you to Don Sherwood for providing me with Saturdays off throughout the season. Thanks Don. ======================================================================== 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
