Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 15, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 15 2010 38498 Osprey 0 0 23 Bald Eagle 1 13 137 Northern Harrier 1 27 364 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 99 4447 Cooper's Hawk 2 43 154 Northern Goshawk 0 1 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 122 434 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 17529 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 2 1103 2842 Rough-legged Hawk 0 13 18 Golden Eagle 0 46 74 American Kestrel 0 4 551 Merlin 1 3 40 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 28 Unknown Accipiter 0 2 7 Unknown Buteo 0 6 62 Unknown Falcon 0 0 2 Unknown Eagle 0 2 3 Unknown Raptor 0 2 14 Total: 24 3496 65230 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 6.5 hours Official Counter: Natalie Cypher Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Frank Kitakis, Rosemary Brady Visitors: Ken spent some time with us helping spot a couple of birds in the afternoon. Thanks Ken! Weather: Weather was quite pleasant again today, with light winds from the south. Interestingly, barometric pressure was quite low throughout the day, although the skies were clear. Raptor Observations: Very few raptors today - 24 total. However, species diversity was impressive relative to numbers. If you do not include our single kettle of 15 Turkey Vultures, we had 9 individual birds, of 7 species. Non-raptor Observations: A Winter Wren was heard singing his heart out behind the count site, certainly a treat for the area. We had about 100 Mergansers on a flyby, though we could not determine whether they were Common or Red-breasted. More likely they were Common, but too distant to be sure. We also had a couple considerable flocks of Crows in migration, totaling about 175 birds. Bonaparte's Gulls continue to hunt in the canal. Predictions: Tomorrow has some potential for more migrants. Winds will be light and northwesterly. ======================================================================== 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
