Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 6 630 630 Osprey 0 31 31 Bald Eagle 4 117 117 Northern Harrier 5 88 88 Sharp-shinned Hawk 40 1513 1513 Cooper's Hawk 4 87 87 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 1 178672 178672 Swainson's Hawk 0 2 2 Red-tailed Hawk 1 167 167 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 6 198 198 Merlin 1 20 20 Peregrine Falcon 1 9 9 Unknown Accipiter 0 8 8 Unknown Buteo 0 5 5 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 9 9 Total: 69 181557 181557 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Don Sherwood Observers: Carol Goodman, Jonathan Stein Visitors: 250+ Weather: Higher temps than during recent outings. Some clouds early but mostly clear for much of the day. The wind was light and out of the southwest. Raptor Observations: Not many hawks to observe on the first day of Hawk Fest. Non-raptor Observations: Common Nighthawk (3) ======================================================================== 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
