Detroit River Hawk Watch
Brownstown, Michigan, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 04, 2018
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 1314 1411 2927
Osprey 1 3 30
Bald Eagle 1 2 19
Northern Harrier 3 5 135
Sharp-shinned Hawk 105 138 1765
Cooper's Hawk 5 5 28
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 2 3
Broad-winged Hawk 24 25 46941
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2
Red-tailed Hawk 11 11 147
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 13 17 737
Merlin 1 1 21
Peregrine Falcon 10 12 39
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 3
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 2 4
Total: 1490 1634 52801
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:30:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Kevin Georg
Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Mark Hainen, Raburn Howland,
Rosemary Brady
Weather:
Front moved thru with winds starting out from the NW to NE
Raptor Observations:
10 Peregrines
Non-raptor Observations:
Over 9000 Blue Jays 2 Common Loons
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Report submitted by Detroit River Hawk Watch ([email protected])
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