Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 23, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 456 1541 1541 Osprey 0 44 44 Bald Eagle 6 121 121 Northern Harrier 4 67 67 Sharp-shinned Hawk 60 1367 1367 Cooper's Hawk 10 151 151 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 5969 47911 47911 Swainson's Hawk 1 1 1 Red-tailed Hawk 18 211 211 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 10 230 230 Merlin 0 16 16 Peregrine Falcon 2 8 8 Unknown Accipiter 2 31 31 Unknown Buteo 1 4 4 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 1 10 10 Total: 6540 51714 51714 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 10 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Patrick Mulawa Visitors: 12 Weather: Mostly cloudy to start, the sky grew progressively bluer. By the end of the watch, there was nary a cloud in the sky. A touch of distant haze made spotting difficult on occasion. The wind was light and mostly out of the northeast. Raptor Observations: Barring a small early push of Broadwings, the skies were mostly empty. That is, up until the 3 o'clock hour. After 3, a lengthy procession of streaming Broadwings shot past high overhead. And along with them came a nice assortment of other birds including another very big female Peregrine Falcon and our first Swainson's Hawk of the season. Non-raptor Observations: Blue Jay (150+) numbers are beginning to edge upward. A single Snow Goose was mixed in with one of many skeins of Canada Geese (200+). Cape May and Blackpoll warblers continue to hang out in the trees by the watch site. Predictions: Partly cloudy with moderate temps and light east 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
