Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 28, 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 5 4204 52412 Osprey 0 0 35 Bald Eagle 2 23 101 Northern Harrier 0 81 346 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 284 4141 Cooper's Hawk 2 37 120 Northern Goshawk 0 1 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 5 567 762 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 64336 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 31 4034 4892 Rough-legged Hawk 0 12 13 Golden Eagle 0 54 58 American Kestrel 0 5 703 Merlin 0 2 33 Peregrine Falcon 0 7 53 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: 48 9311 128008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Observers: Visitors: We had a very pleasant couple come to spend a couple of hours with us. There were a few raptors to show them but they also found some for us:) On this day of thanks we are grateful for all the people that visit us and support us with their contributions on HawkCount.org. You meet the nicest people watching birds. Weather: The marking pointer from the previous day's barometer reading was nearly 90 degrees from today's reading on the face of the dial. From 29.39" to 30.4". Quite a move. The winds were from the NW and stayed there but eased in strength throughout the day. Mostly cloudy to start but we saw a fair amount of blue for a time before the cloud cover became solid again and the flight seemed to stop. Raptor Observations: We had a fair number of birds from 1100 to 1400. The flight did not really get started until we saw streaks of blue in the sky and seemed to ease when they disappeared. 31 red-tails led the way. 5 red-shoulders joined them. 3 sharp-shins and 2 Cooper's also winged by. 2 bald eagles flew high overhead. 5 turkey vultures flew by on turkey day. With the NW winds we were hoping for more traffic but that may happen tomorrow. With the odd weather lately we are not sure if the pipeline is stocked close to us. Non-raptor Observations: Today was gull day, all size, shapes, and colors seemed to be doing their best to interfere with the view. Tree swallows are still here as a handful were spotted. Plenty of waterfowl were spotted, both in the air migrating and out on the lake exercising their wings. Predictions: Mild winds from the N or NE will bring hope to the counters at least. Barometer will still be in the high range so the technical indicators appear to be good. Perhaps the second day after the change will be more fruitful than the first as we get further away from the disturbance. We had no goldens today and we want some more! ======================================================================== 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