Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 04, 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 0 0 0 Northern Harrier 0 7 7 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 0 Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 13 13 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 0 19 19 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 5 5 Merlin 0 2 2 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 0 46 46 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 10:00:00 Total observation time: 2 hours Official Counter: Andrew Sturgess Observers: Mark Hainen Weather: Watching the radar today was similar to the running knight scene in Monty Python’s Holy Grail movie. Rain seemed imminent at the start of the watch, if not before, but it took two slow hours to arrive. We spent two hours looking at a solid gray blanket of nimbostratus cloud thick enough to give no indication where the sun might be lurking. The raptor results matched yesterdays with no birds counted. Winds were from a good NNE direction but had brought cool temperatures as welcome relief from the heat and humidity of the last few days. Not Chamber of Commerce weather for the Labor Day Weekend but a sign that fall is on the way. Raptor Observations: None observed. Non-raptor Observations: Predictions: The weather tomorrow, as predicted, shows a good chance of rain and near total cloud cover again. Thunderstorms may be scattered among the gloom. A full watch seems unlikely. Winds will remain from the NNE and once this system clears, Tuesday may be a better day. ======================================================================== 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: https://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-2022