Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 16, 2013 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 1580 32669 36891 Osprey 0 8 68 Bald Eagle 2 97 235 Northern Harrier 3 39 162 Sharp-shinned Hawk 35 420 2278 Cooper's Hawk 5 128 321 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 55 57 Broad-winged Hawk 0 2 49627 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 3 Red-tailed Hawk 14 374 673 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 1 170 667 Merlin 1 15 39 Peregrine Falcon 4 25 35 Unknown Accipiter 1 10 42 Unknown Buteo 0 6 11 Unknown Falcon 0 2 2 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 8 20 Total: 1646 34028 91131 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: 3 Weather: The shifting skies were a sight to behold. Everything from darkened overcast grey to sunny clear blue made an appearance today. The wind was strong and out of the west. Raptor Observations: Few raptors appeared interested in braving the strong west wind. The highlight was our 235th migrant Bald Eagle, equalling the all-time season high count. Important to note here: we're only halfway through the fall! Non-raptor Observations: Great Blue Herons (8) were moving and in small numbers so were Red-winged Blackbirds (200+). That was about it, though. Monarch (6) numbers continue to dwindle. Predictions: Overcast with a 50 percent chance of rain, highs in the upper 50s and moderate west wind. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jonathan Stein (steinj...@gmail.com) Detroit River Hawk Watch information may be found at: http://www.drhawkwatch.org _______________________________________________ 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
