Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 10, 2016 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 6773 13535 14855 Osprey 0 4 22 Bald Eagle 3 23 77 Northern Harrier 5 50 273 Sharp-shinned Hawk 53 831 3337 Cooper's Hawk 6 37 81 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 9 29 30 Broad-winged Hawk 3 130 17529 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 111 265 399 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 4 52 530 Merlin 0 9 27 Peregrine Falcon 0 21 25 Unknown Accipiter 0 2 5 Unknown Buteo 8 14 23 Unknown Falcon 0 0 2 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 1 12 Total: 6975 15003 37227 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time: 9.5 hours Official Counter: Natalie Cypher Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Patrick Mulawa, Rosemary Brady Visitors: Very few visitors today, just the official volunteers. Weather: Skies were mostly clear, with light winds beginning NNE and gradually shifting to SE by the end of the day. Raptor Observations: It was a Turkey Vulture day! Kettles were constant, with an end total of 6773 birds. Red-tailed Hawks had a pretty strong showing with 111 birds total. A spattering of Bald Eagles, Northern Harriers, Sharp-shinned, Cooper's, Red-shouldered,and Broad-winged Hawks, and American Kestrels rounded out the day for an all-around great day of hawkwatching. Non-raptor Observations: Blue Jays continued to move through in large numbers - many thousands. A count was not kept due to their distance. Predictions: Tomorrow's weather conditions will be pleasant, with light winds from the south. Good Turkey Vulture movement should be expected again. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Detroit River Hawk Watch (greg_norwood@fws.gov) Detroit River Hawk Watch information may be found at: http://www.drhawkwatch.org