Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 15, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 311 27338 30554 Osprey 1 8 52 Bald Eagle 0 27 192 Northern Harrier 1 34 239 Sharp-shinned Hawk 37 585 3403 Cooper's Hawk 6 86 285 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 4 5 Broad-winged Hawk 4 142 184831 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 4 Red-tailed Hawk 7 260 554 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 64 522 Merlin 0 9 40 Peregrine Falcon 0 22 41 Unknown Accipiter 1 4 18 Unknown Buteo 1 3 11 Unknown Falcon 0 1 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 6 23 Total: 371 28593 220777 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, Patrick Mulawa Visitors: 3 Weather: Mostly cloudy skies but with some occasional clearing throughout the day, the wind was light and out of the southeast. Raptor Observations: A spurt of birds wandered past around midday, mostly accipiters and buteos. Two more Red-shouldered Hawks were added to the overall count. Their numbers should continue to build over the next week or so in anticipation of their usual late October peak. Non-raptor Observations: Blue Jay (4000+), Red-winged Blackbird (800+), American Crow (40+), American Goldfinch (30+), Purple Finch (2), Horned Lark (3), Blackpoll Warbler (1), Yellow-rumped Warbler (8), Golden-crowned Kinglet (15+), Ruby-crowned Kinglet (25+), Hermit Thrush (1), Blue-headed Vireo (1), Predictions: Mostly cloudy with moderate west wind and a 40 percent chance of light afternoon rain. ======================================================================== 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
