Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 26, 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 48 1075 1075 Osprey 0 18 18 Bald Eagle 1 52 52 Northern Harrier 2 213 213 Sharp-shinned Hawk 31 2414 2414 Cooper's Hawk 0 42 42 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 0 17395 17395 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 1 130 130 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 1 474 474 Merlin 0 15 15 Peregrine Falcon 0 4 4 Unknown Accipiter 0 3 3 Unknown Buteo 0 7 7 Unknown Falcon 1 2 2 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 11 11 Total: 85 21856 21856 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 11:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 4 hours Official Counter: Natalie Cypher Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Patrick Mulawa Weather: Rain showers through the morning pushed the count back to a noon start. Early afternoon was mostly cloudy and breezy with a few gusts of wind. The afternoon gradually became clearer, with a pleasant end to the day. Winds were from the W and SW. Raptor Observations: Migration was relatively light today, with a small kettle of Turkey Vultures and a handful of Sharp-shinned Hawks, a couple of Northern Harriers, and a single Kestrel, Bald Eagle, and Red-tailed Hawk. Non-raptor Observations: A couple of large rafts of Double-crested Cormorants could be seen on the lake near the horizon, one of which approximately 280 birds. 19 Pied-billed Grebes were also counted on the lake, and we had a nice flyover of 5 American Wigeon. Predictions: Tomorrow's weather will be pleasant - sunny with a high of 69F. Winds will be from the SW - somewhat heavier at 15-25 mph. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Detroit River Hawk Watch (greg_norwood@fws.gov) Detroit River Hawk Watch information may be found at: http://www.drhawkwatch.org