Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 31, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 900 35168 36488 Osprey 0 5 23 Bald Eagle 2 70 124 Northern Harrier 9 114 337 Sharp-shinned Hawk 19 1842 4348 Cooper's Hawk 3 67 111 Northern Goshawk 2 2 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 49 311 312 Broad-winged Hawk 0 130 17529 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 166 1605 1739 Rough-legged Hawk 1 5 5 Golden Eagle 6 28 28 American Kestrel 0 69 547 Merlin 0 19 37 Peregrine Falcon 0 24 28 Unknown Accipiter 0 2 5 Unknown Buteo 15 47 56 Unknown Falcon 0 0 2 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 1 12 Total: 1172 39509 61733 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Natalie Cypher Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Patrick Mulawa, Rosemary Brady Visitors: No extra visitors today, just the regular volunteers. Weather: Southeast winds were persistent today, but temperatures were pretty chilly, only reaching the low 50sF. Skies were partly to mostly cloudy. High barometric pressure. Unfortunately, the south winds did push many of our migrants to the north, making spotting and ID challenging at times. Raptor Observations: Great raptor day today! We were lucky to have the November trifecta one day early - Golden Eagle, Rough-legged Hawk, and Goshawk! Turkey Vultures were sill moving through in pretty big numbers, and many Red-tailed and Red-shouldered Hawks were on the move as well. An exciting day with good numbers and variety. Non-raptor Observations: The crows celebrated Halloween with us today! Another "black river" of crows over the count site through the morning, with 10,000+. Bonaparte's Gulls were also seen. Predictions: Temperatures will be pretty warm tomorrow, reaching 70F by the afternoon. Winds will be from the south. Migration may not be quite as good as today. ======================================================================== 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
