Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 06, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 16 146 146 Osprey 0 4 4 Bald Eagle 0 10 10 Northern Harrier 5 48 48 Sharp-shinned Hawk 38 357 357 Cooper's Hawk 0 7 7 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 2 248 248 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 0 30 30 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 6 56 56 Merlin 0 3 3 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 5 5 Total: 67 916 916 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Natalie Cypher Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Patrick Mulawa Visitors: Thanks to Frank Kitakis and Paul Roberts for braving the heat with us! Weather: Similar to yesterday, the morning began warm and only got warmer, reaching near 90F by the afternoon. A continuous haze was seen along the horizon. Interestingly, a change in the wind strength and direction - a light westerly breeze to a southeasterly wind - coincided with an increase in migrating raptors. Raptor Observations: Overall the migration was much slower than the previous days, with Sharp-shinned Hawks taking the lead, followed by Turkey Vultures. A single push of Harriers provided some mid-day excitement. Several local Bald Eagles were observed throughout the day as well as a hunting Osprey. Non-raptor Observations: Swallows and Cedar waxwings continue to be abundant. Caspian and Forster's Terns were observed in the distance, and several Ruby-throated Hummingbirds "buzzed" over the count site throughout the day. Predictions: Tomorrow's conditions should be similar to today's - with the added possibility of a shower or thunderstorm. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Detroit River Hawk Watch ([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
