Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 17, 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 1 Turkey Vulture 4224 35150 37556 Osprey 0 5 78 Bald Eagle 1 38 124 Northern Harrier 3 95 384 Sharp-shinned Hawk 160 1705 4620 Cooper's Hawk 9 65 119 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 35 35 Broad-winged Hawk 0 254 72459 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Red-tailed Hawk 46 201 308 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 1 3 4 American Kestrel 5 150 792 Merlin 0 10 37 Peregrine Falcon 0 8 27 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 9 Unknown Buteo 0 0 5 Unknown Falcon 0 1 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 1 Unknown Raptor 0 3 23 Total: 4452 37723 116586 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Don Sherwood Observers: Andrew Sturgess Visitors: 11 Weather: Mostly clear in the morning and mostly cloudy in the afternoon, it was chillier today than at any point this season, with temperatures topping out in the high 40s. The wind was moderate and out of the west. Raptor Observations: Turkey Vultures and Sharp-shinned Hawks continued to dominate the overall totals. They were joined by an increasing number of Cooper's and Red-tailed hawks, a handful of Red-shouldered Hawks and the season's fourth Golden Eagle. Non-raptor Observations: Blue Jay (4000+), Red-winged Blackbird (1000+), Rusty Blackbird (8), Common Grackle (3), American Crow (80+), Tree Swallow (2900+), Tundra Swan (4), Horned Grebe (3), Pied-billed Grebe (1), Great Egret (3), Common Loon (1) Predictions: Clear skies with cool temps and light northwest 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
