Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 01, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 74 74 3290 Osprey 0 0 44 Bald Eagle 3 3 168 Northern Harrier 2 2 207 Sharp-shinned Hawk 76 76 2894 Cooper's Hawk 5 5 204 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 2 3 Broad-winged Hawk 41 41 184730 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 4 Red-tailed Hawk 19 19 313 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 4 4 462 Merlin 1 1 32 Peregrine Falcon 1 1 20 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 14 Unknown Buteo 0 0 8 Unknown Falcon 0 0 2 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 17 Total: 228 228 192412 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Patrick Mulawa, Will Weber Visitors: 4 Weather: Unable to make up its mind, the sky was an intermingling, ever-shifting cauldron of puffy grey and clear blue. The wind was as inconsistent, light and variable throughout. Raptor Observations: Not much was interested in moving today. Sharp-shinned Hawks steadily wandered past but other species were unable to muster much interest in migrating. Of note, Red-shouldered Hawk returned to the count sheet for the first time since early September. Non-raptor Observations: Blue Jay (4500+), Horned Lark (4), American Goldfinch (60+), House Finch (12), Cape May Warbler (3), Yellow-rumped Warbler (1), Pied-billed Grebe (2) Predictions: Partly cloudy with early fog and moderate southeast wind. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jonathan Stein (steinj...@gmail.com) Detroit River Hawk Watch information may be found at: http://www.drhawkwatch.org Site Description: The Detroit River Hawk Watch (a joint venture of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge and its Friends group, the International Wildlife Refuge Alliance) is the Boat Launch at Lake Erie Metropark located approximately 20 miles south of Detroit, Michigan. The location is at the mouth of the Detroit River as it enters Lake Erie. Directions to site: Lake Erie Metropark: >From I-75, exit at Huron River Drive (exit 27). Continue east on Huron River Drive. Turn left on West Jefferson and proceed a few hundred yards to the entrance of Lake Erie Metropark. After paying the entrance fee, follow the signs to the Boat Launch. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - 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
