Detroit River Hawk Watch
Brownstown, Michigan, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 28, 2017
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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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
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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
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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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