Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 24, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 577 1775 1775 Osprey 2 38 38 Bald Eagle 9 147 147 Northern Harrier 21 148 148 Sharp-shinned Hawk 110 2230 2230 Cooper's Hawk 11 145 145 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 759 183621 183621 Swainson's Hawk 0 4 4 Red-tailed Hawk 15 213 213 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 71 344 344 Merlin 1 26 26 Peregrine Falcon 0 14 14 Unknown Accipiter 0 11 11 Unknown Buteo 0 6 6 Unknown Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 13 13 Total: 1576 188737 188737 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time: 9.5 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess Visitors: 14 Weather: Gorgeous weather out there today, sunny and clear from start to finish. Heavy lake fog enshrouded Canada for the first few hours of the watch, which limited visibility early. The wind was light and out of the east. Raptor Observations: Another productive outing today, with a steady stream of raptors flying hastily past. It took until the late morning for the fog to burn off. But once it did, birds were up and active for the duration of the watch. Turkey Vultures are beginning to make their presence felt, slowly wobbling across the channel in larger and larger groups. As for smaller birds, Sharp-shinned Hawks and American Kestrels shined brightest but Northern Harriers continued to assert themselves as well. Not to be forgotten, Bald Eagles are outpacing their record high totals from last year. One never really knows but it's looking increasingly likely we're going to set a new season high for Bald Eagles for the third straight fall. Non-raptor Observations: Blue Jay (6000+) Predictions: Early fog, sunny skies and light southeast 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
