Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 14, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 21 1995 38483 Osprey 0 0 23 Bald Eagle 0 12 136 Northern Harrier 1 26 363 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 98 4446 Cooper's Hawk 2 41 152 Northern Goshawk 0 1 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 121 433 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 17529 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 5 1101 2840 Rough-legged Hawk 1 13 18 Golden Eagle 0 46 74 American Kestrel 0 4 551 Merlin 0 2 39 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 28 Unknown Accipiter 0 2 7 Unknown Buteo 0 6 62 Unknown Falcon 0 0 2 Unknown Eagle 0 2 3 Unknown Raptor 1 2 14 Total: 35 3472 65206 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Natalie Cypher Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Patrick Mulawa, Rosemary Brady Visitors: No additional visitors, just the regular crew. Weather: Weather was pleasant, with light SW winds. Skies were partly cloudy. However, conditions were not great for migrating hawks. Raptor Observations: Very slow day. Only 35 total raptors, 21 of them Turkey Vultures. A few Cooper's, Sharp-shined, Red-tailed Hawks, and a single Northern Harrier and Rough-legged Hawk. Non-raptor Observations: Bonaparte's Gulls were pretty active hunting throughout the day. Predictions: Unfortunately tomorrow's conditions will be similar, so few migrants would be expected, like today. ======================================================================== 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