Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 21, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 2261 42813 46029 Osprey 0 11 55 Bald Eagle 3 42 207 Northern Harrier 8 64 269 Sharp-shinned Hawk 92 1013 3831 Cooper's Hawk 2 109 308 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 5 38 39 Broad-winged Hawk 5 165 184854 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 4 Red-tailed Hawk 14 359 653 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 4 88 546 Merlin 0 10 41 Peregrine Falcon 1 26 45 Unknown Accipiter 1 6 20 Unknown Buteo 1 6 14 Unknown Falcon 0 1 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 1 7 24 Total: 2398 44759 236943 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:30:00 Observation end time: 14:30:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Fred Kirn Visitors: 1 Weather: Light rain led to a late start and an early finish. Misty drizzle accompanied us at several other points. The skies remained overcast throughout. As for the wind: it was strong and out of the north and northwest. Raptor Observations: Turkey Vultures were up earlier than usual, hurrying past without delay for much of the day. All three buteo species joined them in better numbers than yesterday, with a handful of lingering Broad-winged Hawks again wandering through the viewing area. Non-raptor Observations: Red-winged Blackbird (800+), American Crow (500+), Tree Swallow (300+), Pine Siskin (15+), Dark-eyed Junco (3), Northern Pintail (3), Forster's Tern (45+) Predictions: Partly cloudy 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
