Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 26, 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 1 1 Turkey Vulture 82 897 897 Osprey 1 67 67 Bald Eagle 2 81 81 Northern Harrier 2 256 256 Sharp-shinned Hawk 27 2559 2559 Cooper's Hawk 4 53 53 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 340 72069 72069 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1 Red-tailed Hawk 4 102 102 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 3 613 613 Merlin 1 23 23 Peregrine Falcon 0 10 10 Unknown Accipiter 1 9 9 Unknown Buteo 0 4 4 Unknown Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 20 20 Total: 467 76766 76766 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 8.5 hours Official Counter: Don Sherwood Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Joan Tisdale, Patrick Mulawa Weather: Partly cloudy skies with strong east wind and moderate temperatures. Raptor Observations: A limited, consistent flight, mostly shooting through very high. Non-raptor Observations: Blue Jay (15000+), Rose-breasted Grosbeak (1), Chimney Swift (5), Ruby-throated Hummingbird (3), Bonaparte's Gull (12), Killdeer (4), Pied-billed Grebe (4), Wood Duck (1), Black Saddlebags (2), Common Green Darner (1), Monarch (184) ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jonathan Stein (steinjj19@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.