Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 30, 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 2211 69768 Osprey 0 0 56 Bald Eagle 0 109 354 Northern Harrier 0 119 423 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 156 4627 Cooper's Hawk 1 70 472 Northern Goshawk 0 6 9 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 238 804 Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 184860 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 4 Red-tailed Hawk 2 1815 4616 Rough-legged Hawk 0 24 34 Golden Eagle 0 78 129 American Kestrel 0 2 563 Merlin 0 3 46 Peregrine Falcon 0 4 51 Unknown Accipiter 0 7 34 Unknown Buteo 0 11 36 Unknown Falcon 0 0 4 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 9 41 Total: 3 4863 266931 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 14:30:00 Total observation time: 5.5 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess Visitors: 10 Weather: Unseasonably warm, temperatures reached up into the low 60s today. Gray clouds returned to their customary perch, occasionally spitting flecks of rain at us during the afternoon. And a moderate south wind progressively strengthened as the day wore on. Raptor Observations: A subdued end to an eventful season. Non-raptor Observations: Tree Swallow (7), Hermit Thrush (1), Common Merganser (3), Gadwall (1) Predictions: A big thank you to my exceptional cast of regular volunteers: Pat Mulawa, Fred Kirn, Andrew Sturgess, Raburn Howland, John Elliott and Don Sherwood. Thank you all for another wonderful season by the boat launch. ======================================================================== 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
