Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 19, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 62 624 624 Osprey 1 31 31 Bald Eagle 3 113 113 Northern Harrier 7 83 83 Sharp-shinned Hawk 164 1473 1473 Cooper's Hawk 9 83 83 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 4309 178671 178671 Swainson's Hawk 0 2 2 Red-tailed Hawk 19 166 166 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 20 192 192 Merlin 1 19 19 Peregrine Falcon 2 8 8 Unknown Accipiter 1 8 8 Unknown Buteo 1 5 5 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 1 9 9 Total: 4600 181488 181488 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Carol Goodman, John Elliott Visitors: 15+ Weather: A thin film of high cirrus provided a smidgen of cloud cover from the early afternoon on. Other than that, outside some early haze, today was mostly sunny and clear. The wind was light and out of the east early, shifting more southeast late. Raptor Observations: Like clockwork, Broad-winged Hawks were again up and active right around 1000 am. Not as many were counted today as the previous three days but today many of the kettles and attendant streams were lower and closer, which resulted in a high quality if not volume heavy flight. Non-raptor Observations: Northern Pintail (2), Blue-winged Teal (5), Blue Jay (200+), Chimney Swift (20+) Predictions: Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers after noon. The wind is forecast to be moderate and out of the southwest. Hopefully, the rain stays away and there's still a few more broadwings out there for Hawk Fest participants to enjoy this weekend. ======================================================================== 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
