Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 17, 2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 6506 34515 36031 Osprey 0 8 35 Bald Eagle 0 18 35 Northern Harrier 3 94 224 Sharp-shinned Hawk 160 2256 3883 Cooper's Hawk 4 28 51 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 4 15 16 Broad-winged Hawk 7 285 47201 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Red-tailed Hawk 36 254 390 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 2 2 American Kestrel 11 309 1029 Merlin 0 21 41 Peregrine Falcon 4 32 59 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 3 Unknown Falcon 0 3 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 2 4 Total: 6735 37842 89009 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Kevin Georg Observers: Don Sherwood, Mark Hainen, Rosemary Brady Weather: sunny skies with winds from the WSW Raptor Observations: 4 Peregrines and 7 Broad-winged Hawks! Non-raptor Observations: 1 monarchs over 1000 blue jays ======================================================================== 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
