Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 21, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 54 684 684 Osprey 3 34 34 Bald Eagle 2 119 119 Northern Harrier 1 89 89 Sharp-shinned Hawk 70 1583 1583 Cooper's Hawk 2 89 89 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 0 178672 178672 Swainson's Hawk 0 2 2 Red-tailed Hawk 0 167 167 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 4 202 202 Merlin 1 21 21 Peregrine Falcon 2 11 11 Unknown Accipiter 0 8 8 Unknown Buteo 0 5 5 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 1 10 10 Total: 140 181697 181697 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 14:30:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Carol Goodman Visitors: 70+ Weather: Some blue occasionally peeked through a mostly cloudy sky. The expected rain didn't chase us away until just before our normal shut down time. Moderate with a few strong gusts, the wind was mostly out of the west. Raptor Observations: There was limited movement for a second straight day. Besides Sharp-shinned Hawks, little was moving with consistency. American Kestrel and Cooper's Hawk migration continues to be minimal. Non-raptor Observations: Blue Jay (800+) Predictions: Partly cloudy with moderate northwest 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
