Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 02, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 3 36491 Osprey 0 0 23 Bald Eagle 1 1 125 Northern Harrier 0 0 337 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 18 4366 Cooper's Hawk 3 3 114 Northern Goshawk 0 0 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 312 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 17529 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 2 4 1743 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 5 Golden Eagle 0 1 29 American Kestrel 0 0 547 Merlin 0 0 37 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 28 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 5 Unknown Buteo 0 0 56 Unknown Falcon 0 0 2 Unknown Eagle 0 0 1 Unknown Raptor 0 1 13 Total: 9 31 61765 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Dustin Brewer Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Rosemary Brady Visitors: We were glad to have Paul's company today. Weather: The temperature was unseasonably warm today, and there was little wind. Leaf-smoke was in the air, and the colors across the channel were a beautiful fall mix. A haze limited visibility such that Canada appeared like Bigfoot seems to be, blurry and out of focus. Raptor Observations: When a discussion of the existence of alien life-forms begins by hawk counters, one can safely assume that there are not many raptors in the sky. Such was the case today. A few Sharpies and Coops, a couple Red-tails, and a Bald Eagle were it for the day. In fact, the day was so exceptionally slow that even distant unidentified flying objects would have been appreciated. It seems likely that bad weather over Canada deterred raptors from migrating past our site today. Non-raptor Observations: Our flock of ducks spotted a water snake slithering towards them, which offered us an interesting look at this interaction. Ducks don't seem to like snakes. We spotted about 15 distant swans which may have been Tundra Swans, as well as 4 nearby Mute Swans. A Winter Wren sang beautifully behind the count site, or as our only visitor put it, 'like a little girl blowing through a straw and singing.' We also spotted a Goldeneye (a duck species), 84 American Crows, 10 Blue Jays, and about 600 Red-winged Blackbirds. Predictions: The rain is currently predicted to stop just before the count starts. The north-northwest wind that will likely occur would be favorable, and may allow us to see some birds that move after the storm passes. ======================================================================== 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
