Detroit River Hawk Watch
Brownstown, Michigan, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 17, 2017
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 14 204 204
Osprey 1 14 14
Bald Eagle 1 9 9
Northern Harrier 2 42 42
Sharp-shinned Hawk 46 601 601
Cooper's Hawk 1 12 12
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 7758 7758
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 0 19 19
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 5 122 122
Merlin 0 14 14
Peregrine Falcon 1 5 5
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: 71 8801 8801
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Kevin Georg
Observers: Don Sherwood, Patrick Mulawa, Raburn Howland,
Rosemary Brady
Visitors:
26 students from U S M plus many other guests
Weather:
hazy blue skies light south winds
Raptor Observations:
1 peregrine 0 bw's!
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions:
rain in the morning
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Report submitted by Detroit River Hawk Watch (jerry.jour...@gmail.com)
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
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