Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 09, 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 1 Turkey Vulture 1766 9893 12299 Osprey 0 4 77 Bald Eagle 2 17 103 Northern Harrier 1 36 325 Sharp-shinned Hawk 66 637 3552 Cooper's Hawk 0 28 82 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 25 25 Broad-winged Hawk 0 253 72458 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Red-tailed Hawk 4 74 181 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 1 American Kestrel 5 32 674 Merlin 0 2 29 Peregrine Falcon 0 2 21 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: 1845 11003 89866 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 8.5 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess Visitors: 2 Weather: Conditions remained consistent from start to finish. Gray clouds hung low and thick. Temperatures hovered around the low 60s. And a dogged wind blustered out of the north. Raptor Observations: Turkey Vultures took advantage of the strong wind, wobbling past all afternoon. Sharp-shinned Hawks continued their southward march. Other species were observed in limited numbers. Non-raptor Observations: Blue Jay (2500+), Red-winged Blackbird (130+), Tree Swallow (400+), Northern Rough-winged Swallow (6), Chimney Swift (3), Pine Siskin (30+), Yellow-rumped Warbler (7), American Wigeon (8), Blue-winged Teal (4), Ruddy Duck (4), Pied-billed Grebe (3), scaup sp. (14), Killdeer (2), Common Loon (1), Great Egret (2), Great Blue Heron (4), Monarch (1) Predictions: Mostly sunny with highs in the 60s and light west 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
