Detroit River Hawk Watch
Brownstown, Michigan, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 05, 2014
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 152 1664 69221
Osprey 0 0 56
Bald Eagle 2 24 269
Northern Harrier 3 25 329
Sharp-shinned Hawk 11 88 4559
Cooper's Hawk 6 32 434
Northern Goshawk 0 2 5
Red-shouldered Hawk 22 133 699
Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 184860
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 4
Red-tailed Hawk 258 938 3739
Rough-legged Hawk 0 10 20
Golden Eagle 5 49 100
American Kestrel 0 0 561
Merlin 0 0 43
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 47
Unknown Accipiter 1 2 29
Unknown Buteo 3 7 32
Unknown Falcon 0 0 4
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 3 35
Total: 464 2978 265046
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Jonathan Stein
Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Don Sherwood, Jim Lynch, Joan Tisdale,
John Elliott, Patrick Mulawa
Visitors:
6
Weather:
Mostly clear skies today after yesterday's soggy, overcast conditions.
Temperatures were mild, again reaching up into the 50s during the
afternoon. The wind was moderate and mostly out of the west.
Raptor Observations:
Red-tailed Hawks were up and active, floating by in small groups of four,
five and six, occasionally gathering into larger kettles of a dozen birds
or more. Five more Golden Eagles made their presence felt as well. But it
was a tough flight line for the most part, with many birds crossing well to
our north.
Non-raptor Observations:
Great Black-backed Gull (1), Bonaparte's Gull (10+), Horned Grebe (20+),
Common Loon (4), Red-breasted Merganser (8), European Starling (500+),
American Crow (700+), Horned Lark (3), Pine Siskin (150+), American
Goldfinch (40+), Brown Creeper (2)
Predictions:
Mostly cloudy with moderate southeast wind and a 90 percent chance of rain.
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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.
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