Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 19, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 29 292 292 Osprey 0 7 7 Bald Eagle 3 31 31 Northern Harrier 28 147 147 Sharp-shinned Hawk 272 1487 1487 Cooper's Hawk 1 28 28 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 574 3914 3914 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 0 80 80 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 57 359 359 Merlin 1 13 13 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 3 3 Unknown Buteo 0 4 4 Unknown Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 1 9 9 Total: 966 6375 6375 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Natalie Cypher Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Patrick Mulawa Visitors: Thanks to all of our visitors today who helped spot those distant raptors - it was much appreciated! Weather: Skies were clear all day - no clouds. Light northwesterly winds in the morning hours gradually shifted to light south winds for the afternoon hours. Raptor Observations: Migration was on the slow side during the early morning, with only a handful of raptors recorded. However, 2 nonmigratory Peregrine Falcons were seen hunting and interacting over Lake Erie, and a "local" Merlin was spotted over Gibraltar - providing some great Falcon excitement! Starting mid-day and through the afternoon, flight was steady. Several large Broad-winged Hawk kettles were observed north of the count location, with 574 birds counted. Sharp-shinned Hawks had a great showing today with 272 birds total - highest count thus far for 2016. Kestrels and Northern Harriers were in good numbers as well. Non-raptor Observations: Monarchs were certainly on the move today, with 127 tallied. Blue Jays were also seen in the largest flocks yet this year, with several flocks of 100+ birds. Predictions: Tomorrow's weather conditions should be similar to today - sunny and warm. Winds will be light and from the north - with good potential for Broad-winged flight. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Detroit River Hawk Watch (greg_norw...@fws.gov) Detroit River Hawk Watch information may be found at: http://www.drhawkwatch.org _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists (OFO) - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca 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
