Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 04, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 52 266 3482 Osprey 0 0 44 Bald Eagle 1 9 174 Northern Harrier 1 7 212 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 131 2949 Cooper's Hawk 0 13 212 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 3 Broad-winged Hawk 0 57 184746 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 4 Red-tailed Hawk 2 28 322 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 9 467 Merlin 0 2 33 Peregrine Falcon 4 7 26 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 15 Unknown Buteo 0 0 8 Unknown Falcon 0 0 2 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 1 18 Total: 63 533 192717 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 14:30:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Don Sherwood Observers: Andrew Sturgess Weather: Cooler temps, mostly cloudy skies and moderate southwest wind. Raptor Observations: Peregrine Falcons were up and acitve. Not much else was, though. Non-raptor Observations: Lesser Yellowlegs (32) Predictions: Partly cloudy with moderate southwest wind and a slight chance of early showers. ======================================================================== 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
