Detroit River Hawk Watch
Brownstown, Michigan, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 03, 2017
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 2391 2665 49702
Osprey 0 0 34
Bald Eagle 2 6 145
Northern Harrier 4 10 288
Sharp-shinned Hawk 38 97 4000
Cooper's Hawk 8 10 72
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 69 70 144
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 10392
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2
Red-tailed Hawk 114 120 931
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 9
Golden Eagle 7 13 29
American Kestrel 0 0 538
Merlin 1 1 55
Peregrine Falcon 1 2 62
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 1
Unknown Buteo 0 0 2
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 3
Total: 2635 2994 66409
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Kevin Georg
Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Don Sherwood, Frank Kitakis, John Elliott,
Patrick Mulawa, Rosemary Brady
Weather:
cirrus clouds in the morning with clouds moving in then clearing again with
NW winds
Raptor Observations:
7 Golden Eagle 2 Bald Eagles 1 Peregrine
Non-raptor Observations:
12050 crows 1 monarch
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Report submitted by Detroit River Hawk Watch (jerry.jour...@gmail.com)
Detroit River Hawk Watch information may be found at:
http://www.drhawkwatch.org
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