Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 11, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 1387 14922 16242 Osprey 0 4 22 Bald Eagle 2 25 79 Northern Harrier 10 60 283 Sharp-shinned Hawk 118 949 3455 Cooper's Hawk 1 38 82 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 6 35 36 Broad-winged Hawk 0 130 17529 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 52 317 451 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 1 53 531 Merlin 1 10 28 Peregrine Falcon 0 21 25 Unknown Accipiter 0 2 5 Unknown Buteo 3 17 26 Unknown Falcon 0 0 2 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 1 12 Total: 1581 16584 38808 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Natalie Cypher Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Frank Kitakis, Rosemary Brady Visitors: Very few visitors today. Johannes, from Ann Arbor, spent the afternoon with us and assisted with spotting. Weather: Skies were mostly cloudy all day. Winds from the south seemed light at the count site, but were stronger over the lake, which we could see from distant waves and hawks "fighting" the wind as they migrated over the lake. Because of these stronger south winds, most migrants were seen north of the count site - some quite distant. Raptor Observations: The first two hours of the day were quite slow for raptors, but as winds picked up a bit Sharp-shinned Hawks and Turkey Vultures started to move, and continued to trickle to the end of the day. Turkey Vulture counting was challenging, as most were north of the site and tended to be low - below trees and homes as seen from the count site. Total for TV's was 1387, Sharp-shinned total was 117. Red-tailed Hawks, Harriers, Bald Eagles, Red-shouldered Hawks, and a single Cooper's Hawk, Merlin, and Kestrel rounded out the day. Non-raptor Observations: During the morning hours Red-winged Blackbirds moved through in a few big flocks, with 500+ birds. Blue Jays also continued throughout the day, with 1500+ during the morning. Also, a few line of waterfowl were seen over Lake Erie - quite distant - of at least a thousand birds. Predictions: Tomorrow's weather will be mostly sunny, with winds from the south. Migration may be similar to today, with birds north of the site. ======================================================================== 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
