Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 30, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 6356 53393 Osprey 0 0 34 Bald Eagle 3 99 238 Northern Harrier 0 45 323 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 213 4116 Cooper's Hawk 0 58 120 Northern Goshawk 0 2 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 280 354 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 10392 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Red-tailed Hawk 0 1672 2483 Rough-legged Hawk 0 26 35 Golden Eagle 1 80 96 American Kestrel 0 0 538 Merlin 0 5 59 Peregrine Falcon 0 7 67 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 1 Unknown Buteo 0 5 7 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 3 Total: 5 8848 72263 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 12:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 4 hours Official Counter: Kevin Georg Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Raburn Howland, Rosemary Brady Visitors: Kevin Murphy and Rich from HMANA Weather: Early Rain postponed the start of the watch. Clearing weather with mostly sunny skies in the afternoon. Raptor Observations: Not much raptor movement after the rain blew through. The local birds were up enjoying the wind. Golden Eagle #96 saved the day. Also spotted, a very white juvenile bald eagle. This bird was usually white but never came close enough to photograph. Non-raptor Observations: Great Black-backed Gull was observed at site. Predictions: Free at last, this is the last day of the watch. ======================================================================== 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
