Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 18, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 168 736 736 Osprey 2 40 40 Bald Eagle 2 106 106 Northern Harrier 2 59 59 Sharp-shinned Hawk 110 1211 1211 Cooper's Hawk 2 133 133 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 277 41860 41860 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 4 183 183 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 3 205 205 Merlin 0 14 14 Peregrine Falcon 0 5 5 Unknown Accipiter 0 26 26 Unknown Buteo 0 3 3 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 8 8 Total: 570 44590 44590 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, John Elliott Visitors: Jim Maki, Jim Lynch, Joan Tisdale, Rosemary Brady, Mark Wloch and a few others. Weather: Mild temps and blue skies with a perpetual smear of high cirrus on this laid back Wednesday. The wind was light and out of the south and southeast. Raptor Observations: Sharp-shinned Hawks seemed the only ones interested in moving today. Some small groups of Broadwings and Turkey Vultures decided to join in toward the end of the day, remaining far out in the distant haze and pushing past well to our north. Non-raptor Observations: A Long-billed Dowitcher flew overhead early. Blue Jays (4), Red-winged Blackbirds (200+), Northern Flickers (4) and American Goldfinches (25+) were seen in limited numbers. Predictions: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, higher temps and moderate south wind. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jonathan Stein (steinj...@gmail.com) Detroit River Hawk Watch information may be found at: http://www.drhawkwatch.org Site Description: The Detroit River Hawk Watch (a joint venture of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge and its Friends group, the International Wildlife Refuge Alliance) is the Boat Launch at Lake Erie Metropark located approximately 20 miles south of Detroit, Michigan. The location is at the mouth of the Detroit River as it enters Lake Erie. Directions to site: Lake Erie Metropark: >From I-75, exit at Huron River Drive (exit 27). Continue east on Huron River Drive. Turn left on West Jefferson and proceed a few hundred yards to the entrance of Lake Erie Metropark. After paying the entrance fee, follow the signs to the Boat Launch. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - 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
