Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 06, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 63 651 3867 Osprey 0 1 45 Bald Eagle 0 10 175 Northern Harrier 0 8 213 Sharp-shinned Hawk 16 156 2974 Cooper's Hawk 1 14 213 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 0 34 328 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 1 13 471 Merlin 0 2 33 Peregrine Falcon 0 9 28 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: 81 959 193143 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Patrick Mulawa Visitors: 2 Weather: Mostly cloudy throughout, the rain finally came and chased us away around 2 pm. The wind was moderate and mostly out of the south and southwest. Raptor Observations: Very little activity once again. Non-raptor Observations: Raptors might not have been moving but songbirds sure were: Blue Jay (15000+), Red-winged Blackbird (530+), Rusty Blackbird (150+), Common Grackle (20+), American Goldfinch (120+), Tree Swallow (1500+), Northern Rough-winged Swallow (40+), Chimney Swift (9), American Robin (13), Eastern Phoebe (1), Cape May Warbler (2), Black-throated Green Warbler (2), Yellow-rumped Warbler (3), Northern Parula (1), Blackpoll Warbler (2), Tennessee Warbler (1) Predictions: More of the same: cloudy skies, a 60 percent chance of scattered showers and moderate wind out of the southwest. ======================================================================== 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
