Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 03, 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 1 Turkey Vulture 493 4425 6831 Osprey 0 0 73 Bald Eagle 1 2 88 Northern Harrier 3 22 311 Sharp-shinned Hawk 15 347 3262 Cooper's Hawk 1 9 63 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 6 6 Broad-winged Hawk 1 241 72446 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Red-tailed Hawk 8 22 129 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 1 American Kestrel 1 17 659 Merlin 0 0 27 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 19 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 9 Unknown Buteo 0 0 5 Unknown Falcon 0 0 2 Unknown Eagle 0 0 1 Unknown Raptor 0 0 20 Total: 524 5091 83954 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Don Sherwood Observers: Greg Smith, Joan Tisdale Visitors: 15+ Weather: Another messy Saturday, today was overcast, cold, windy and rainy. The wind blustered out of the northeast and the rain picked up in intensity by mid-afternoon, chasing us off. Raptor Observations: Turkey Vultures bobbed and weaved among the rain drops, joined by a nice variety of other species given the low overall totals. Non-raptor Observations: Tree Swallow (2300+), Bufflehead (19), Wood Duck (3), Common Loon (1), Bonaparte's Gull (9), Forster's Tern (15), Caspian Tern (4) Predictions: Partly cloudy with warmer temps and moderate east wind. Hopefully, a wind shift and clearer skies sends some more raptors our way. ======================================================================== 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
