Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 01, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 0 0 0 Northern Harrier 5 5 5 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 2 2 Cooper's Hawk 1 1 1 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 11 11 11 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 6 6 6 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 25 25 25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Andrew Sturgess, Greg Norwood Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Raburn Howland Weather: On a day befitting the change from summer to fall and the start of a new counting season we had transitional weather from low to high pressure with high winds, some light showers and finally clearing skies with moderating winds. Our temps were thankfully cooler than has been the norm with winds from the northern quadrant. Raptor Observations: Plenty of large raptors up riding the winds but not migrating. As the winds moderated there seemed to be more movement of kestrel, harriers and red-tailed hawks. Non-raptor Observations: Observed a number of common loons in flight including one group of four. Predictions: Clear skies and winds from the NE following turbulent weather passage might provide good counts. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jonathan Stein ([email protected]) Detroit River Hawk Watch information may be found at: http://www.drhawkwatch.org _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - 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 Visit the OFO Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/OntarioFieldOrnithologists
