Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 29, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 2040 38528 Osprey 0 0 23 Bald Eagle 0 17 141 Northern Harrier 0 39 376 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 107 4455 Cooper's Hawk 1 57 168 Northern Goshawk 0 2 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 136 448 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 17529 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 0 1178 2917 Rough-legged Hawk 0 14 19 Golden Eagle 0 49 77 American Kestrel 0 4 551 Merlin 1 4 41 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 28 Unknown Accipiter 0 2 7 Unknown Buteo 0 7 63 Unknown Falcon 0 0 2 Unknown Eagle 0 2 3 Unknown Raptor 0 2 14 Total: 2 3660 65394 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Natalie Cypher Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Frank Kitakis, Rosemary Brady Visitors: Ken stopped by for the afternoon, but no other visitors today. Weather: Another unseasonably warm November day - light SW winds and relatively low barometric pressure. Raptor Observations: Very few raptors today. We did have a couple of appearances from a couple locals - a Cooper's and Red-tailed Hawk. We had a total of 2 migrants today - one a juvenile Cooper's Hawk that gave us a great flyover. Just when we were ready to call it a day, we heard some "cackling" to the north, and saw two Merlins chasing and diving at one another - quite an end to a slow day! One was counted as a migrant, while the other one seemed to be the "local" that has been frequenting the area all season. Non-raptor Observations: Many flight lines of waterfowl were seen headed out to Lake Erie - too distant for ID, but numbering in the hundreds or possibly thousands. A small raft of Ruddy Ducks was seen not too far from the count site, and a flight of Common Goldeneye was identified - probably 30 birds. Predictions: Rain is in the forecast through the morning and afternoon, so unfortunately very few raptors would be expected for our last count day of the season. ======================================================================== 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
