Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 08, 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 1 51 51 Osprey 4 42 42 Bald Eagle 3 10 10 Northern Harrier 5 40 40 Sharp-shinned Hawk 15 58 58 Cooper's Hawk 0 5 5 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 2 2 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 18 93 93 Merlin 0 6 6 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 1 1 Total: 46 309 309 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Frank Kitakis Visitors: 7 Weather: Since I'm struggling to come up with a new way to describe the same conditions we've seen for most of the season to date, I'll keep this short. It was hot. It was humid. It was hazy. The wind was light and out of the south. Raptor Observations: A trickle of migrants drifted by throughout the day, often crossing quite close to us. Non-raptor Observations: Spotted Sandpiper (1), Wood Duck (1), Black-and-white Warbler (1), Blackpoll Warbler (3), Warbling Vireo (2), House Finch (5), American Goldfinch (8), Purple Martin (29), Tree Swallow (65+), Chimeny Swift (47), Red-winged Blackbird (99), Cedar Waxwing (83), Mourning Dove (12), Ruby-throated Hummingbird (2), Black Saddlebags (66), Common Green Darner (18), Monarch (7) Predictions: A change in conditions appears likely. Tomorrow's forecast calls for overcast skies, cooler temps, moderate northwest wind and a 50 percent chance of scattered thunderstorms during the morning hours. ======================================================================== 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
