Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 29, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 735 62933 66149 Osprey 0 12 56 Bald Eagle 0 71 236 Northern Harrier 1 96 301 Sharp-shinned Hawk 39 1623 4441 Cooper's Hawk 1 194 393 Northern Goshawk 0 3 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 5 441 442 Broad-winged Hawk 0 169 184858 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 4 Red-tailed Hawk 26 2106 2400 Rough-legged Hawk 0 10 10 Golden Eagle 2 47 47 American Kestrel 0 103 561 Merlin 0 12 43 Peregrine Falcon 0 28 47 Unknown Accipiter 1 13 27 Unknown Buteo 0 15 23 Unknown Falcon 0 2 4 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 15 32 Total: 810 67893 260077 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Carol Goodman, Don Sherwood, John Elliott Visitors: 5 Weather: Clear at the start, gray clouds rolled in and blanketed the sky by the late morning. A persistent west wind and cooler temps had us heading back to our cars for another layer or two. Raptor Observations: Turkey Vultures dominated the count total. Other species were moving in smaller numbers. Non-raptor Observations: American Crow (250+), Bufflehead (7), Hooded Merganser (1), Lesser Scaup (1) Predictions: Partly cloudy skies with light and variable 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
