Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 07, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 407 2071 69628 Osprey 0 0 56 Bald Eagle 11 35 280 Northern Harrier 0 25 329 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 92 4563 Cooper's Hawk 3 35 437 Northern Goshawk 1 3 6 Red-shouldered Hawk 16 149 715 Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 184860 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 4 Red-tailed Hawk 178 1117 3918 Rough-legged Hawk 0 10 20 Golden Eagle 4 53 104 American Kestrel 0 0 561 Merlin 0 0 43 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 47 Unknown Accipiter 0 2 29 Unknown Buteo 0 7 32 Unknown Falcon 0 0 4 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 4 7 39 Total: 628 3607 265675 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: John Elliott Visitors: 7 Weather: A mostly cloudy morning gave way to clearer skies in the afternoon. Temperatures reached up into the mid 40s but no higher. The wind, strong and persistent, was out of the northwest throughout. Raptor Observations: Not a bad day of movement. Riding the strong northwest wind, many migrants crossed out over the lake today. Red-tailed and Red-shouldered hawks floated past with regularity and four more Golden Eagles were added. But the day's big highlight came when a juvenile Northern Goshawk meandered by low and close, offering up fabulous looks. Non-raptor Observations: American Crow (30000+), Pine Siskin (60+), Horned Lark (5), Eastern Bluebird (3), Brown Creeper (1), Common Grackle (20+), European Starling (150+), Hooded Merganser (1), Bufflehead (10), Ruddy Duck (3), Horned Grebe (25+), Common Loon (3), Tundra Swan (8) Predictions: Mostly cloudy with strong west wind and a 60 percent chance of 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
