Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 31, 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 1 Turkey Vulture 189 69712 72118 Osprey 0 7 80 Bald Eagle 2 69 155 Northern Harrier 5 187 476 Sharp-shinned Hawk 10 2404 5319 Cooper's Hawk 1 143 197 Northern Goshawk 0 2 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 476 476 Broad-winged Hawk 0 256 72461 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Red-tailed Hawk 6 1535 1642 Rough-legged Hawk 2 4 4 Golden Eagle 3 53 54 American Kestrel 0 170 812 Merlin 0 14 41 Peregrine Falcon 0 13 32 Unknown Accipiter 0 2 11 Unknown Buteo 0 21 26 Unknown Falcon 1 2 4 Unknown Eagle 0 0 1 Unknown Raptor 0 10 30 Total: 220 75080 153943 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Don Sherwood Observers: Andrew Sturgess Visitors: 8 Weather: Today was overcast with moderate south wind and mild temps. Afternoon rain eventually chased us away. Raptor Observations: Not much volume but some good variety including three more Golden Eagles and two more Rough-legged Hawks. Non-raptor Observations: Common Loon (7), Common Merganser (24), scaup sp. (4800+), Great Black-backed Gull (1), Bonaparte's Gull (2), Forster's Tern (5), American Pipit (8), Pine Siskin (5), Tree Swallow (60+), American Crow (200+), Red-winged Backbird (100+), Rusty Blackbird (60+) Predictions: Partly cloudy with warmer temps and moderate 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
