Detroit River Hawk Watch
Brownstown, Michigan, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 24, 2017
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 27 334 334
Osprey 1 28 28
Bald Eagle 6 26 26
Northern Harrier 6 64 64
Sharp-shinned Hawk 108 1095 1095
Cooper's Hawk 0 15 15
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 302 9478 9478
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 6 28 28
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 16 198 198
Merlin 2 19 19
Peregrine Falcon 2 11 11
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 1 1
Total: 477 11298 11298
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Kevin Georg
Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Don Sherwood, Raburn Howland,
Rosemary Brady
Weather:
hazy blue blue skies with south winds
Raptor Observations:
6 Bald Eagles 2 Peregrines
Non-raptor Observations:
More BW's seen at Elizabeth park than here
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Report submitted by Detroit River Hawk Watch ([email protected])
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http://www.drhawkwatch.org
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