Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 18, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 1531 30111 32600 Osprey 1 3 34 Bald Eagle 3 35 78 Northern Harrier 17 113 208 Sharp-shinned Hawk 147 1171 3009 Cooper's Hawk 4 20 42 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 22 23 Broad-winged Hawk 2 293 10392 Swainson's Hawk 0 2 2 Red-tailed Hawk 17 352 417 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 1 4 4 American Kestrel 12 153 503 Merlin 1 20 48 Peregrine Falcon 1 31 55 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 1 Unknown Buteo 0 2 2 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 1 3 Total: 1738 32333 47421 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Kevin Georg Observers: Frank Kitakis, John Elliott, Patrick Mulawa, Rosemary Brady Weather: south winds with clear blue skies Raptor Observations: 1 Golden Eagle 1 Peregrine Non-raptor Observations: 550 Blue Jays 12 Monarchs ======================================================================== 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
