Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 25, 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 1 1 1 Turkey Vulture 37 815 815 Osprey 3 66 66 Bald Eagle 0 79 79 Northern Harrier 3 254 254 Sharp-shinned Hawk 27 2532 2532 Cooper's Hawk 7 49 49 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 34 71729 71729 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1 Red-tailed Hawk 0 98 98 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 1 610 610 Merlin 0 22 22 Peregrine Falcon 0 10 10 Unknown Accipiter 0 8 8 Unknown Buteo 0 4 4 Unknown Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 1 20 20 Total: 114 76299 76299 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, John Elliott, Patrick Mulawa Visitors: 2 Weather: Some additional cloud cover did little to dampen our continuing run of beautiful conditions. Blue skies and plenty of sun predominated, muffled slightly by the high clouds. The wind was again light and out of the east, shifting southeast late. Raptor Observations: One big highlight salvaged an otherwise slow day. Around noon, a Black Vulture wandered through the viewing area, offering up pleasing looks to the four overjoyed observers below. Only the fifth Black Vulture in the count's history, the last was seen on November 3, 2013. Non-raptor Observations: Blue Jay (12000+), Red-winged Blackbird (40+), Chimney Swift (5), Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (1), Swainson's Thrush (1), Black-and-white Warbler (1), Blackpoll Warbler (1), Black-throated Green Warbler (3), Lesser Yellowlegs (4), Killdeer (2), Forster's Tern (1), Caspian Tern (6), Monarch (216) Predictions: Mostly cloudy with highs in the mid 70s and strong east 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
