Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 29, 2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 440 1178 1178 Osprey 0 31 31 Bald Eagle 7 39 39 Northern Harrier 6 85 85 Sharp-shinned Hawk 82 1799 1799 Cooper's Hawk 1 20 20 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 94 9992 9992 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 5 43 43 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 75 327 327 Merlin 1 27 27 Peregrine Falcon 3 24 24 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 1 2 2 Total: 715 13568 13568 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Kevin Georg Observers: Andrew Sturgess, John Elliott, Rosemary Brady Weather: light rain in the morning with temp into the upper 60's with from the NW thru out the day Raptor Observations: 7 Bald Eagles and 3 Peregrines Non-raptor Observations: 260 blue jays with around 20 Monarch Predictions: cooler temps and north winds ======================================================================== 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