Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 28, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 203 738 738 Osprey 0 31 31 Bald Eagle 0 32 32 Northern Harrier 2 79 79 Sharp-shinned Hawk 54 1717 1717 Cooper's Hawk 2 19 19 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 29 9898 9898 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 5 38 38 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 17 252 252 Merlin 3 26 26 Peregrine Falcon 2 21 21 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 1 1 Total: 317 12853 12853 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Kevin Georg Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Patrick Mulawa, Raburn Howland, Rosemary Brady Weather: front move thru around 9:45 Raptor Observations: 2 Peregrines, battle between Merlin and Kestrel right over head Non-raptor Observations: 350 Blue Jays Predictions: rain in the morning ======================================================================== Report submitted by Detroit River Hawk Watch (jerry.jour...@gmail.com) Detroit River Hawk Watch information may be found at: http://www.drhawkwatch.org More site information at hawkcount.org: http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=285 _______________________________________________ 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