Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 04, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 978 1908 3228 Osprey 0 2 20 Bald Eagle 2 11 65 Northern Harrier 11 35 258 Sharp-shinned Hawk 99 452 2958 Cooper's Hawk 1 11 55 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 8 9 Broad-winged Hawk 49 115 17514 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 42 67 201 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 13 33 511 Merlin 0 4 22 Peregrine Falcon 0 7 11 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 4 Unknown Buteo 1 2 11 Unknown Falcon 0 0 2 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 1 1 12 Total: 1200 2657 24881 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Natalie Cypher Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Frank Kitakis, Rosemary Brady Visitors: Just a few visitors stopped by today. Weather: A beautiful fall day today - clear skies with a light south wind throughout the day. Raptor Observations: A good day today for migration. Total for raptors was 1199 birds, most of which Turkey Vultures. Red-tailed Hawks made a nice push today, with 41 birds. Sharp-shinned Hawks and Broad-winged Hawks were pretty numerous, with a spattering of other species including a few Red-shouldered Hawks. Non-raptor Observations: A few White Pelicans were seen again on the water, along with Pied-billed Grebes and large rafts of Double-crested Cormorants. Large groups of Blue Jays also moved though today, and Caspian and Forster's Terns were hunting in front of the count site. Predictions: Tomorrow's weather conditions will be similar. Migration should be more of the same. ======================================================================== 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
