Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 29, 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 1 1 Turkey Vulture 0 1126 1126 Osprey 0 73 73 Bald Eagle 0 85 85 Northern Harrier 0 279 279 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 2797 2797 Cooper's Hawk 0 54 54 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 72163 72163 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1 Red-tailed Hawk 0 105 105 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 0 618 618 Merlin 0 26 26 Peregrine Falcon 0 17 17 Unknown Accipiter 0 9 9 Unknown Buteo 0 5 5 Unknown Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 20 20 Total: 1 77381 77381 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 11:00:00 Total observation time: 2 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Rosemary Brady Visitors: 1 Weather: Persistent rain chased us away by noon. Raptor Observations: One wet sharpie twinkling in the rain. Non-raptor Observations: Blue Jay (100+), Yellow-rumped Warbler (5), Black-throated Green Warbler (3), Blackpoll Warbler (3), American Redstart (1), Blue-headed Vireo (1), Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (1), Swainson's Thrush (1), Gadwall (1), Northern Shoveler (2), Wood Duck (5), American Coot (3), Pied-billed Grebe (3), Forster's Tern (5), Caspian Tern (3), Monarch (3) Predictions: Partly cloudy with cooler temps and strong north 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
