Detroit River Hawk Watch
Brownstown, Michigan, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 30, 2017
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 1311 2489 2489
Osprey 0 31 31
Bald Eagle 4 43 43
Northern Harrier 10 95 95
Sharp-shinned Hawk 39 1838 1838
Cooper's Hawk 2 22 22
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 1 1
Broad-winged Hawk 107 10099 10099
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 22 65 65
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 23 350 350
Merlin 1 28 28
Peregrine Falcon 0 24 24
Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 2 2
Total: 1520 15088 15088
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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: Andrew Sturgess, Don Sherwood, Patrick Mulawa,
Rosemary Brady
Weather:
NE winds with partly cloudy skies with temps in the 60's
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
49 white pelicans!! 2 loons over 3000 blue jays!
Predictions:
fall temps
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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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