Detroit River Hawk Watch
Brownstown, Michigan, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 29, 2018
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 1109 57798 59314
Osprey 0 9 36
Bald Eagle 4 40 57
Northern Harrier 7 208 338
Sharp-shinned Hawk 29 3598 5225
Cooper's Hawk 2 60 83
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 43 344 345
Broad-winged Hawk 0 307 47223
Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2
Red-tailed Hawk 188 1349 1485
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 6 15 15
American Kestrel 1 398 1118
Merlin 2 30 50
Peregrine Falcon 0 41 68
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 1 4
Unknown Falcon 0 3 3
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 3 5
Total: 1391 64204 115371
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Kevin Georg
Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Don Sherwood, Patrick Mulawa,
Rosemary Brady
Weather:
Cloudy skies and West winds started the day with clouds breaking up later
in the day.
Raptor Observations:
Six Golden Eagles
Non-raptor Observations:
236 crows
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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.detroitriverhawkwatch.org
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