Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 10, 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 10 2083 69640 Osprey 0 0 56 Bald Eagle 2 44 289 Northern Harrier 5 33 337 Sharp-shinned Hawk 7 106 4577 Cooper's Hawk 4 40 442 Northern Goshawk 0 3 6 Red-shouldered Hawk 4 153 719 Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 184860 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 4 Red-tailed Hawk 48 1180 3981 Rough-legged Hawk 1 12 22 Golden Eagle 0 53 104 American Kestrel 1 1 562 Merlin 1 2 45 Peregrine Falcon 1 1 48 Unknown Accipiter 0 3 30 Unknown Buteo 1 8 33 Unknown Falcon 0 0 4 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 1 8 40 Total: 86 3731 265799 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: John Elliott, Patrick Mulawa Visitors: 5 Weather: Gorgeous November weather out there today: cool breeze out of the south, mild temps, a warming sun and mostly blue sky. Raptor Observations: Red-tailed Hawks were the big movers. But we had some nice variety otherwise, highlighted by a sneaky dark morph Rough-legged Hawk and a few fleet falcons, each of whom sent a single representative for inspection. Non-raptor Observations: Horned Grebe (30+), Pied-billed Grebe (1), Common Loon (4), Hooded Merganser (1), Bufflehead (6), Belted Kingfisher (2), Bonaparte's Gull (20+), Pine Siskin (50+), American Goldfinch (15+), Horned Lark (35+), American Pipit (3) Predictions: Cloudy with strong southwest wind and a 70 percent chance of afternoon rain. ======================================================================== 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.