Detroit River Hawk Watch
Brownstown, Michigan, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 02, 2017
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 636 2017 4506
Osprey 1 2 33
Bald Eagle 5 10 53
Northern Harrier 7 26 121
Sharp-shinned Hawk 67 164 2002
Cooper's Hawk 1 3 25
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 3 4
Broad-winged Hawk 9 244 10343
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 30 62 127
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 4 26 376
Merlin 0 0 28
Peregrine Falcon 1 1 25
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 1
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 2
Total: 763 2558 17646
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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, Patrick Mulawa,
Rosemary Brady
Weather:
high cirrus with temps in the low 70's and south winds
Raptor Observations:
5 Bald Eagles one Peregrine one adult male Harrier
Non-raptor Observations:
53 Monarchs and over 600 Blue Jays
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Report submitted by Detroit River Hawk Watch ([email protected])
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