Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 14, 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 1 Turkey Vulture 10 1336 73454 Osprey 0 1 81 Bald Eagle 4 27 182 Northern Harrier 3 73 549 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 175 5494 Cooper's Hawk 1 35 230 Northern Goshawk 0 1 5 Red-shouldered Hawk 15 174 650 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 72461 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Red-tailed Hawk 52 1885 3527 Rough-legged Hawk 0 3 7 Golden Eagle 2 27 81 American Kestrel 0 3 815 Merlin 0 3 44 Peregrine Falcon 0 3 35 Unknown Accipiter 0 4 15 Unknown Buteo 0 10 36 Unknown Falcon 0 0 4 Unknown Eagle 0 0 1 Unknown Raptor 0 8 38 Total: 91 3768 157711 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Frank Kitakis, Patrick Mulawa Visitors: 8 Weather: Sunny skies with mild temps and moderate west wind. Raptor Observations: A small push of buteos was supplemented by a couple Golden and a handful of Bald eagles. Non-raptor Observations: Pine Siskin (11), American Goldfinch (8), Common Merganser (4), Bufflehead (24), scaup sp. (5000+), Common Loon (2), Bonaparte's Gull (15+) Predictions: Sunny skies with warmer temps and moderate southwest 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
