Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 06, 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 36 2301 63875 Osprey 0 0 18 Bald Eagle 7 30 168 Northern Harrier 0 6 325 Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 52 3443 Cooper's Hawk 1 9 84 American Goshawk 0 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 74 240 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 6785 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Red-tailed Hawk 28 390 1319 Rough-legged Hawk 0 3 17 Golden Eagle 0 32 76 American Kestrel 0 0 402 Merlin 0 0 23 Peregrine Falcon 1 2 30 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 15 Unknown Buteo 0 7 38 Unknown Falcon 0 0 13 Unknown Eagle 0 2 5 Unknown Raptor 0 1 29 Total: 82 2910 76907 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Michael Patrikeev Observers: Don Sherwood, Jo Patterson Visitors: We welcome visitors to our site by the boat launch in Lake Erie Metropark. While we value your company, please allow our professional counter, apprentices, and volunteers to communicate with each other and maintain an unobstructed view of the horizon. Weather: Today brought us partially cloudy skies, temperatures between 16C and 21C, a steadily rising barometer, and a moderate breeze from the West. Raptor Observations: We squeezed out a few more birds than we did yesterday. The species diversity was also much improved. Today, we spotted Turkey Vulture, Bald Eagle, Cooper's, Sharp-shin, Red-tail, Red-shouldered, and a Peregrine; the red-tail and vulture broke into double digits. Non-raptor Observations: Several Mute Swan and Bonaparte's Gull visited the boat launch. Two swans were seen displaying together. Gizzard Shad frequently breached the water's surface. Predictions: Tomorrow we should see some clouds in the morning, giving way to a sunny afternoon. The wind is looking rather favorable: NNW at 10-15kph. The temperature should stay in the 50s F and the pressure is predicted to remain steady around 30.25inHg. These conditions are the best we have had all week. Fingers crossed for a good flight! ======================================================================== Report submitted by Erika Van Kirk (erika_vankirk@fws.gov) Detroit River Hawk Watch information may be found at: http://www.detroitriverhawkwatch.org More site information at hawkcount.org: https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=285