Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 29, 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 1 Turkey Vulture 46 69416 71822 Osprey 1 7 80 Bald Eagle 1 67 153 Northern Harrier 2 179 468 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 2371 5286 Cooper's Hawk 0 141 195 Northern Goshawk 0 2 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 432 432 Broad-winged Hawk 0 256 72461 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Red-tailed Hawk 3 1423 1530 Rough-legged Hawk 0 2 2 Golden Eagle 0 48 49 American Kestrel 0 170 812 Merlin 0 13 40 Peregrine Falcon 0 13 32 Unknown Accipiter 0 2 11 Unknown Buteo 0 20 25 Unknown Falcon 0 1 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 1 Unknown Raptor 0 10 30 Total: 54 74573 153436 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 13:30:00 Total observation time: 5.5 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Patrick Mulawa, Rosemary Brady Visitors: 3 Weather: Clear early, gray clouds quickly piled in, leaving us overcast for the duration. Chillier today, temperatures barely reached the mid 40s. As for the wind, it was stronger than at any point this season, gusting out of the west and southwest throughout. Raptor Observations: Other than a surprisingly late Osprey pushing through in the morning, not much to write home about today. Non-raptor Observations: Pied-billed Grebe (12), Common Goldeneye (2), Common Loon (2), Bonaparte's Gull (4), American Crow (34), Tree Swallow (150+), Dark-eyed Junco (2) Predictions: Mostly sunny with mild temps 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
