Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 28, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 1 1 Turkey Vulture 0 1785 69715 Osprey 0 0 71 Bald Eagle 0 77 349 Northern Harrier 3 32 231 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 56 3228 Cooper's Hawk 0 57 458 Northern Goshawk 0 2 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 153 524 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 49629 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 5 Red-tailed Hawk 0 985 3423 Rough-legged Hawk 1 21 41 Golden Eagle 0 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: 4 3245 128637 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 4.5 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Raburn Howland Visitors: Thanks to Raburn Howland for all his help throughout the fall. Thanks Raburn. Weather: A snowy Thanksgiving greeted us upon upon arrival. The light snow and enveloping fog conspired to limit visibility early, but the snow soon stopped and the fog soon lifted, revealing a crisply lit and memorably austere late November morning. Light south wind provided a welcomed reprieve from all the strong west wind of recent outings. Raptor Observations: Four fun birds today, all of which afforded pleasing looks: two adult female harriers, an adult male harrier and one elegantly attired adult male rough-legged hawk. Non-raptor Observations: Common Merganser (2), Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (1) Predictions: Partly cloudy with highs in the low 30s and light, variable 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
