Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 05, 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 34 34 Osprey 8 21 21 Bald Eagle 0 2 2 Northern Harrier 1 18 18 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 4 4 Cooper's Hawk 0 2 2 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 1 1 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 2 14 14 Merlin 1 3 3 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 14 100 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 4 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Joan Tisdale, Patrick Mulawa Visitors: 1 Weather: Persistent rain shut us down for most of the morning. But once the rain ended, a pleasurable afternoon commenced. Cloudy skies muzzled the sun and a gentle breeze kept us nice and cool. Raptor Observations: Osprey flashed once again, producing another high-quality early season flight. Non-raptor Observations: Waiting for the rain to subside, we happened upon a number of warblers foraging in the trees near the count site, including Blackpoll Warbler (6), Bay-breasted Warbler (2), Canada Warbler (1), Yellow Warbler (1), Nashville Warbler (1) and Chestnut-sided Warbler (1). Predictions: Partly cloudy skies with warm temps and moderate south 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
