Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 07, 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 1 Turkey Vulture 370 7915 10321 Osprey 1 4 77 Bald Eagle 8 14 100 Northern Harrier 0 34 323 Sharp-shinned Hawk 37 531 3446 Cooper's Hawk 3 28 82 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 24 24 Broad-winged Hawk 0 253 72458 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Red-tailed Hawk 6 70 177 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 1 American Kestrel 3 21 663 Merlin 1 2 29 Peregrine Falcon 1 1 20 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: 430 8897 87760 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Patrick Mulawa Visitors: 7 Weather: It was a jacket-on, jacket-off kind of day. Warm when the sun was visible and cool when it wasn't, waves of puffy white clouds wafted in and out of view throughout, periodically obscuring the sun. The wind was light and out of the west. Raptor Observations: After a quiet morning, activity increased slightly in the afternoon, bringing some decent variety on a day of limited volume. All three falcon species put in an appearance and Bald Eagles had their best outing in some time but buteos were mostly absent and harriers entirely so. Non-raptor Observations: Blue Jay (24000+), Red-winged Blackbird (1800+), Rusty Blackbird (20+), Common Grackle (6), Horned Lark (25+), Pine Siskin (20+), American Goldfinch (65+), Chimney Swift (40+), Killdeer (9), Monarch (5) Predictions: Mostly cloudy with mild temps and light southeast 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
