Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 16, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 21 2031 38519 Osprey 0 0 23 Bald Eagle 0 13 137 Northern Harrier 2 29 366 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 103 4451 Cooper's Hawk 1 44 155 Northern Goshawk 0 1 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 7 129 441 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 17529 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 19 1122 2861 Rough-legged Hawk 0 13 18 Golden Eagle 0 46 74 American Kestrel 0 4 551 Merlin 0 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: 54 3550 65284 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Dustin Brewer Observers: Andrew Sturgess, John Elliott, Rosemary Brady Visitors: We only had a few visitors today, including a Metroparks law enforcement officer. Weather: We had another unseasonably warm November day. Wind direction shifted several times, cloud cover fluctuated from complete to 40 percent, and barometric pressure remained steady throughout the day. There was a haze present which made distant objects, like the wind turbines in Canada, difficult to see. Raptor Observations: Like the last several days have been, today was not a particularly good day to see migrating raptors. There were no raptors sighted during the first 2.5 hours of the count. Between 11:30 and 12, 25 raptors were spotted, but the total number in each of the following hours steadily declined. Non-raptor Observations: A few distant lines of ducks were spotted, as well as closer skeins of geese. Our little family of juvenile mallards, which visits us nearly every day, now consists mostly of birds in adult plumage. About 30 migrating American crows were counted, as well as about 60 Red-winged Blackbirds. Predictions: Tomorrow is predicted to be mostly sunny, with a southeasterly wind. It may not be until this weekend, when the temperature drops, that we see many raptors. ======================================================================== 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
