Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 09, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 1731 6762 8082 Osprey 0 4 22 Bald Eagle 0 20 74 Northern Harrier 2 45 268 Sharp-shinned Hawk 38 778 3284 Cooper's Hawk 7 31 75 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 4 20 21 Broad-winged Hawk 3 127 17526 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 38 154 288 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 4 48 526 Merlin 3 9 27 Peregrine Falcon 1 21 25 Unknown Accipiter 0 2 5 Unknown Buteo 3 6 15 Unknown Falcon 0 0 2 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 1 12 Total: 1834 8028 30252 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Dustin Brewer Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Don Sherwood, Patrick Mulawa, Rosemary Brady Visitors: Quite a few people visited us today, including a group of 13 at 3:30. Weather: The mist over the water drifted towards the lake like a massive, marching army at the beginning of our coolest morning yet. The wind always came from the north today and was very light for the most part, with a peak strength at around noon (13 km/hr). Barometric pressure was somewhat high today, and the mercury remained at 30.4 inches all day. We transitioned from nearly cloudless skies early to mostly cloud-filled skies by 4. Raptor Observations: We had a good mix of migrating raptors today, including three falcon species and three Buteo species. Turkey Vultures were flying over most of the day, with peak numbers between 12 and 4. Today was one of our best flights of Red-tailed Hawks yet this season. Non-raptor Observations: Double-crested Cormorants were flying over in flocks of over 100 individuals today, and Blue Jays were migrating in large groups too (2,600+ total). We also counted about 50 Red-winged Blackbirds, a few Common Grackles, and a Common Loon. Predictions: Like today was, tomorrow will likely be sunny but cool. Winds are predicted to be very light all day, which may deter movement of soaring birds. ======================================================================== 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