Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 12, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 32 145 145 Osprey 0 6 6 Bald Eagle 1 2 2 Northern Harrier 3 33 33 Sharp-shinned Hawk 58 315 315 Cooper's Hawk 1 6 6 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 982 7589 7589 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 3 18 18 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 9 101 101 Merlin 1 9 9 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 1090 8226 8226 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time: 9.5 hours Official Counter: Kevin Georg Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Frank Kitakis, Rosemary Brady Weather: high cirrus with winds from the ENE Raptor Observations: some nice kettles early then picking up again later in the day Non-raptor Observations: one red-headed woodpecker also northern water snake had 3+ babies right in front of me! ======================================================================== Report submitted by Detroit River Hawk Watch ([email protected]) Detroit River Hawk Watch information may be found at: http://www.drhawkwatch.org More site information at hawkcount.org: http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=285 _______________________________________________ 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
