Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 08, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 36 104 104 Osprey 0 12 12 Bald Eagle 0 43 43 Northern Harrier 3 38 38 Sharp-shinned Hawk 46 122 122 Cooper's Hawk 4 22 22 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 58 98 98 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 10 69 69 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 5 49 49 Merlin 2 8 8 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown Accipiter 0 2 2 Unknown Buteo 0 1 1 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 2 2 Total: 164 572 572 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Patrick Mulawa Visitors: 0 Weather: Another beautiful day by the boat launch, blue sky as the far as the eye could see, sun shining throughout and a cool breeze coming in off the lake. Raptor Observations: The Sharp-shinned Hawks started up early and kept on coming. Merlins continued their early season activity. And a brief late morning spurt of Broad-winged Hawks brought our first (small) kettle of the fall. Non-raptor Observations: Black Tern (2), Dunlin (80+), American Wigeon (12), Northern Pintail (7), Wood Duck (1), Common Loon (1), Pine Warbler (1) Predictions: Partly cloudy skies and light south 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
