Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 08, 2015 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 1 Turkey Vulture 212 8127 10533 Osprey 0 4 77 Bald Eagle 1 15 101 Northern Harrier 1 35 324 Sharp-shinned Hawk 40 571 3486 Cooper's Hawk 0 28 82 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 24 24 Broad-winged Hawk 0 253 72458 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Red-tailed Hawk 0 70 177 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 1 American Kestrel 6 27 669 Merlin 0 2 29 Peregrine Falcon 1 2 21 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 9 Unknown Buteo 0 0 5 Unknown Falcon 0 0 2 Unknown Eagle 0 0 1 Unknown Raptor 0 0 20 Total: 261 9158 88021 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Patrick Mulawa, Rosemary Brady Visitors: 4 Weather: Until mid-afternoon, a thin film of high cirrus served as our only cloud cover. Clear early, fog arrived by late morning and lingered for the duration. The wind was light and mostly out of the southeast. Raptor Observations: Besides a few brief bursts of sharpies, not much was on the move. Non-raptor Observations: Blue Jay (1500+), Red-winged Blackbird (700+), Chimney Swift (1), Northern Flicker (2), Red-bellied Woodpecker (3), Yellow-rumped Warbler (25+), House Finch (6), American Goldfinch (30+), Monarch (9) Predictions: Overcast with mild temps and moderate northwest wind. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jonathan Stein ([email protected]) 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 [email protected] 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
