Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 01, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 2 2 2 Osprey 4 4 4 Bald Eagle 5 5 5 Northern Harrier 0 0 0 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0 Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 1 1 1 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 2 2 2 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 14 14 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Visitors: 6 Weather: Overcast and hazy early, some scattered midday showers sent us scurrying for shelter on a couple occasions. The proceedings brightened in the afternoon, with bluer skies and sunnier conditions overall. The wind was light to moderate and out of the south and southeast. Raptor Observations: Not a bad start to the season. Bald Eagle and Osprey were active throughout. In addition to migrating birds on the move, there were several other individuals of both species seen successfully plucking prey from the lake. Non-raptor Observations: Purple Martins (136) were the big story, pushing past in bunches during the first two hours of the watch. Northern Rough-winged (84), Tree (47), Barn (39) and Bank (2) swallows joined them along with Chimney Swift (12). Other species observed included: Bobolink (4), Green Heron (1), Baltimore Oriole (2), Lesser Yellowlegs (8), Cedar Waxwing (18), Canada Goose (9), Red-winged Blackbird (122), Belted Kingfisher (1), American Goldfinch (13), House Finch (7), Mourning Dove (5), Forster's Tern (4), Caspian Tern (6), Common Grackle (8), Warbling Vireo (2), Great Blue Heron (2), Great Egret (4) and Wood Duck (2). Predictions: Overcast early with some clearing in the afternoon. There is a 50 percent chance of scattered morning showers. The wind should again be out of the south, shifting more westerly as the day goes on. ======================================================================== 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
