Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 24, 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 1 Turkey Vulture 4 63713 66119 Osprey 0 6 79 Bald Eagle 0 58 144 Northern Harrier 3 140 429 Sharp-shinned Hawk 10 2254 5169 Cooper's Hawk 0 111 165 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 251 251 Broad-winged Hawk 0 256 72461 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Red-tailed Hawk 0 713 820 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 10 11 American Kestrel 0 167 809 Merlin 0 12 39 Peregrine Falcon 0 11 30 Unknown Accipiter 0 2 11 Unknown Buteo 0 4 9 Unknown Falcon 0 1 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 1 Unknown Raptor 0 4 24 Total: 17 67713 146576 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Don Sherwood, Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Jonathan Stein Visitors: 3 Weather: Morning rain led to a late start. The sky remained overcast throughout. Warmer today, temperatures reached the low 70s by late afternoon. The wind was light and out of the south. Raptor Observations: Nothin' doin' Non-raptor Observations: Eastern Phoebe (1), Eastern Bluebird (1), Common Goldeneye (1), American Coot (1), Common Loon (1), Horned Grebe (4), Red-winged Blackbird (150+), American Crow (50+), Monarch (1) Predictions: Partly cloudy with mild temps and light 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
