Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 03, 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 737 1228 Osprey 0 2 32 Bald Eagle 0 1 52 Northern Harrier 0 11 185 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 385 2463 Cooper's Hawk 0 1 12 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 129 63927 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 0 3 118 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 2 43 616 Merlin 0 1 17 Peregrine Falcon 0 3 18 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: 2 1316 68669 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 11:00:00 Total observation time: 3 hours Official Counter: Kevin Georg Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Mark Hainan, Rosemary Brady, Sam Heilman Visitors: One brave visitor from Ohio came to our site today. We tried to entertain with yarns and tall tales from our collection of rainy day stories. Weather: Consistent. Wet drizzle with low hanging clouds that showed a reluctance to leave at the forecast time. The barometer was low and supposed to go lower until rebounding later in the day after our normal Miller Time. Raptor Observations: The 99% humidity might have put the birds off a little as we only saw 2 kestrels this morning. A local osprey, who after all does not mind getting wet, made a flyby in the misty haze. Non-raptor Observations: One common tern was observed with the normal Forster's terns feeding in front of us. Zero blue jays were noted. Predictions: I still like tomorrow for birds. Barometer will have a marked increase and winds will have a northern element. I am relying on a forecast that missed by a few hours today but after the low clears I would expect birds to come with the high pressure. ======================================================================== 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