Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 10, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 4945 18201 21417 Osprey 1 6 50 Bald Eagle 3 26 191 Northern Harrier 4 25 230 Sharp-shinned Hawk 45 510 3328 Cooper's Hawk 19 63 262 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 3 Broad-winged Hawk 32 115 184804 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 4 Red-tailed Hawk 65 171 465 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 2 61 519 Merlin 1 8 39 Peregrine Falcon 0 20 39 Unknown Accipiter 1 2 16 Unknown Buteo 1 1 9 Unknown Falcon 0 1 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 1 5 22 Total: 5120 19217 211401 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Don Sherwood, Greg Smith, John Elliott Visitors: 7 Weather: >From start to finish, the sky was mostly blue with a thin smear of high cirrus and a smattering of puffy white clouds. The wind was light and mostly out of the north and northeast. Raptor Observations: Turkey Vultures continued their southward march, streaming past out over the lake throughout the afternoon. In addition to the vultures, Cooper's Hawks asserted themselves more fully, Broad-winged Hawks were seen in solid numbers for this late into October and Red-tailed Hawks continued their uptick in activity. Other species remained mostly quiet, though, despite seemingly favorable conditions. Non-raptor Observations: Blue Jay (30000+), American Crow (8) Predictions: Sunny and clear with moderate north 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
