Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 14, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 31 2168 69725 Osprey 0 0 56 Bald Eagle 7 57 302 Northern Harrier 4 41 345 Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 122 4593 Cooper's Hawk 0 42 444 Northern Goshawk 0 3 6 Red-shouldered Hawk 5 163 729 Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 184860 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 4 Red-tailed Hawk 68 1334 4135 Rough-legged Hawk 1 13 23 Golden Eagle 2 57 108 American Kestrel 0 2 563 Merlin 0 2 45 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 48 Unknown Accipiter 0 4 31 Unknown Buteo 0 8 33 Unknown Falcon 0 0 4 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 9 41 Total: 126 4027 266095 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:15:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 6.75 hours Official Counter: Greg Norwood Observers: John Elliott Visitors: Tom Kosek Weather: Today started clear and was unseasonably cold (high of 3 C) turning to overcast with snow flurries in the last few hours of the count. A moderate west wind held all day. Raptor Observations: Our flight was moderate and dominated by red-tailed hawks. A sub-adult golden eagle passed nearly overhead during the second hour and another bird was seen well out over the lake to the south about an hour later. In the afternoon, a rough-legged hawk teetered between bouts of gliding high above Gibraltar's canals. Non-raptor Observations: Tundra swans were seen regularly with probably less than 100 viewed by us. There were two horned grebes and at least two common loons feeding off-shore. As a "swing" counter and not regularly at the watch site, I have little to gauge the relative volume of waterfowl in the distance in Lake Erie compared to recent days. There were easily 5,000 seen from our vantage point. A flock of approximately 50 pine siskens was around the watch-site. Flocks of horned larks and a few American pipits flew overhead. Predictions: Today's weather will be served tomorrow (with perhaps a southerly component to the west wind) before some snow forecasted for tomorrow night. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jonathan Stein ([email protected]) Detroit River Hawk Watch information may be found at: http://www.drhawkwatch.org _______________________________________________ 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
