Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 21, 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 4011 52219 Osprey 0 0 35 Bald Eagle 0 15 93 Northern Harrier 0 74 339 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 251 4108 Cooper's Hawk 0 33 116 Northern Goshawk 0 1 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 536 731 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 64336 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 0 3799 4657 Rough-legged Hawk 0 10 11 Golden Eagle 0 45 49 American Kestrel 0 4 702 Merlin 0 1 32 Peregrine Falcon 0 6 52 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 1 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 0 8786 127483 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 10:00:00 Total observation time: 1 hours Official Counter: Kevin Georg Observers: Raburn Howland, Rosemary Brady Weather: After two unusual November days becalmed in the doldrums akin to the ancient rime, we were beginning to wonder who might be at fault. I was fairly certain that none of us had dispatched an albatross with a crossbow, but side glances looking for signs of guilt were exchanged. Today, our boards are no longer shrinking as the winds have arrived bringing with them intermittent rain over a large area for most of the day. The watch was called early with hopes for a better day tomorrow. Raptor Observations: Nothing to see folks, move it along. Non-raptor Observations: Predictions: Tomorrow may have potential. Barometer will rebound and be in the go zone. The sun should show in the morning hours and a fairly strong NW wind, which will diminish during the day, might bring the birds. The strength of the wind might be a little too strong but we will see. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Andrew Sturgess (ajyes72@gmail.com) Detroit River Hawk Watch information may be found at: http://www.detroitriverhawkwatch.org More site information at hawkcount.org: http://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=285 Count data submitted via Dunkadoo - Project info at: https://dunkadoo.org/explore/detroit-river-international-wildlife-refuge/detroit-river-hawk-watch-fall-2019