Detroit River Hawk Watch
Brownstown, Michigan, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 02, 2024
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
Osprey 0 0 0
Bald Eagle 0 0 0
Northern Harrier 0 1 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 1 1
Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0
American Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 5 5 5
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 11 13 13
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 7 11 11
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Accipiter 1 1 1
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 1 1
Total: 26 33 33
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter:
Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Erika Van Kirk, Mark Hainen,
Michael Patrikeev
Weather:
Temperature increased from +16 to 21C; cloud cover from 0 to 20%; humidity
dropped from 70% in the morning to 42% by 15:00 hrs EST. Wind from N
changing to NE by the end of observation period (average 16 km/hr).
Raptor Observations:
In addition to migrating raptors, the team observed resident BAEA (adults
and immature), OPSR, RTHA, TUVU, COHA.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Erika Van Kirk ([email protected])
Detroit River Hawk Watch information may be found at:
http://www.detroitriverhawkwatch.org
More site information at hawkcount.org:
https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=285
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