Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 13, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 1360 8600 11089 Osprey 0 2 33 Bald Eagle 2 15 58 Northern Harrier 17 72 167 Sharp-shinned Hawk 167 737 2575 Cooper's Hawk 2 11 33 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 9 10 Broad-winged Hawk 1 280 10379 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1 Red-tailed Hawk 7 172 237 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 2 2 American Kestrel 8 97 447 Merlin 0 15 43 Peregrine Falcon 0 29 53 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 1 Unknown Buteo 0 1 1 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 1 3 Total: 1565 10044 25132 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 8.5 hours Official Counter: Kevin Georg Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Don Sherwood, John Elliott, Rosemary Brady Weather: Nimbo-stratus clouds in the morning clearing off in the afternoon with winds from the south Raptor Observations: 2 immature Bald Eagles Non-raptor Observations: 1000 blue jays and 156 monarchs ======================================================================== 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
