Detroit River Hawk Watch
Brownstown, Michigan, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 25, 2019
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 46043 46534
Osprey 0 5 35
Bald Eagle 0 25 76
Northern Harrier 5 85 259
Sharp-shinned Hawk 44 1655 3733
Cooper's Hawk 3 68 79
Northern Goshawk 0 1 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 136 136
Broad-winged Hawk 0 538 64336
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 5 612 727
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 3 3
American Kestrel 0 124 697
Merlin 0 12 28
Peregrine Falcon 0 31 46
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 1
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 57 49338 116691
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Kevin Georg
Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Don Sherwood, Frank Kitakis, Mark Hainen,
Rosemary Brady
Visitors:
We did have a few hardy souls drop by for visits but most were shortened by
the weather and the news that there was not much to see.
Weather:
A look out the window was all that was required today. A pervasive gloom
settled on the area with no sun, little wind and a few light showers. The
barometer was relatively high but slipping as the day progressed. Rain is
due tomorrow but the look of the sky seemed to say it was imminent. The
birds took that look to heart and for the most part sat the day out.
Raptor Observations:
Sharp-shins were really the only birds flying today with 44 counted. Even
these seemed few and far between. Cooper's hawks totaled 3 to round out the
accipiters. 5 Northern harriers were counted. 5 red-tails completed the
count. NO turkey vultures were counted, I said, NO turkey vultures were
counted.
Non-raptor Observations:
The crows took the day off too. 450 were counted today after 3400+
yesterday. Not much else to report as the skies seemed deserted today.
Predictions:
Not much to look forward to tomorrow. When the rain arrives in the
afternoon the barometer will drop a predicted significant amount from
today's high of 30.2 to 29.5 on Sunday morning.The wind will start NE but
end up from the SE. Rain will start in early afternoon. Perhaps a few
sharpies may brave the tempest in the a.m. but one never knows....
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Report submitted by Jerry Jourdan ([email protected])
Detroit River Hawk Watch information may be found at:
http://www.detroitriverhawkwatch.org
More site information at hawkcount.org:
http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=285
Count data submitted via Dunkadoo - Project info at:
https://dunkadoo.org/explore/detroit-river-international-wildlife-refuge/detroit-river-hawk-watch-fall-2019
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