Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 02, 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 0 1 1 Bald Eagle 1 1 1 Northern Harrier 2 4 4 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0 Cooper's Hawk 0 1 1 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 2 3 3 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 5 10 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Jim Lynch Visitors: 1 Weather: Another scorcher out there today, with temperatures touching the upper 80s in the afternoon. Clear skies to start but gray clouds began to roll our way by late morning, bringing along a brief midday shower. Persistent haze limited visibility once again. Calm wind picked up as the day progressed, mostly gusting out of the southwest. Raptor Observations: Movement remained sparse for a second straight day. Not until early afternoon was our first migrant tallied, a kestrel snatching dragonflies. Another kestrel, two harriers and our first bald eagle of the season followed in quick succession but that was all for the day. Non-raptor Observations: Killdeer (13), Lesser Yellowlegs (6), Cedar Waxwing (80+), Red-winged Blackbird (30+), Common Grackle (5), Chimney Swift (6), Barn Swallow (20+), Northern Rough-winged Swallow (40+), Bank Swallow (2), Tree Swallow (12), Baltimore Oriole (5), Warbling Vireo (3), Northern Flicker (1), American Goldfinch (25+), Gray Catbird (1), Mourning Dove (8), Ruby-throated Hummingbird (6), Monarch (6) Predictions: Hot and humid again with partly cloudy skies, light and variable wind and a 60 percent chance of afternoon showers. ======================================================================== 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
