Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 07, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 28 68 68 Osprey 4 12 12 Bald Eagle 19 43 43 Northern Harrier 10 35 35 Sharp-shinned Hawk 62 76 76 Cooper's Hawk 10 18 18 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 39 40 40 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 44 59 59 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 23 44 44 Merlin 1 6 6 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown Accipiter 1 2 2 Unknown Buteo 1 1 1 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 2 2 Total: 242 408 408 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Don Sherwood, Jim Lynch Visitors: 10 Weather: Couldn't ask for better weather out there today. It was sunny and clear from start to finish. Light and shifting to start, the wind moved progressively eastward as the day wore on. Raptor Observations: Our most active outing of this young season, there was plenty of variety and abundance to keep us occupied from the late morning on. American Kestrel, Broad-winged Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Cooper's Hawk and Sharp-shinned Hawk really asserted themselves for the first time, and Bald Eagle and Northern Harrier continued their strong early showings. Non-raptor Observations: Common Loon (4), Sandhill Crane (2), Bobolink (3), Cape May Warbler (2), Spotted Sandpiper (2), Blue-winged Teal (2), Pied-billed Grebe (1), American Goldfinch (16), Red-winged Blackbird (125+), Chimney Swift (1), Mink (1), Northern Watersnake (1), Monarch (60+), Great Black Wasp feasting on Katydid (1) Predictions: A lot like today, it's going to be sunny and clear with light east wind. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jonathan Stein ([email protected]) Detroit River Hawk Watch information may be found at: http://www.drhawkwatch.org Site Description: The Detroit River Hawk Watch (a joint venture of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge and its Friends group, the International Wildlife Refuge Alliance) is the Boat Launch at Lake Erie Metropark located approximately 20 miles south of Detroit, Michigan. The location is at the mouth of the Detroit River as it enters Lake Erie. Directions to site: Lake Erie Metropark: >From I-75, exit at Huron River Drive (exit 27). Continue east on Huron River Drive. Turn left on West Jefferson and proceed a few hundred yards to the entrance of Lake Erie Metropark. After paying the entrance fee, follow the signs to the Boat Launch. _______________________________________________ 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 Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
