Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 19, 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 2958 37517 38008 Osprey 1 6 36 Bald Eagle 5 16 67 Northern Harrier 15 60 234 Sharp-shinned Hawk 117 1248 3326 Cooper's Hawk 8 48 59 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 27 67 67 Broad-winged Hawk 0 538 64336 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 87 299 414 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 3 3 American Kestrel 7 97 670 Merlin 1 7 23 Peregrine Falcon 1 25 40 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: 3227 39931 107284 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Kevin Georg Observers: Don Sherwood, Rosemary Brady Visitors: We did have some visitors today but the flight lines were not the best as we had relatively few birds fly over the site. Most were 10X or scope birds. Weather: A clear blue sky to start the day with the sky filling with feathery cirrus clouds as the day went on as if drawn with broad strokes by a calligrapher's brush. A steady wind from the SE quarter pushed those that dared to fly in it to the north and hazed the sky in that direction. The barometer fell but slowly and stayed above 30" Hg. Raptor Observations: Of course the turkey vultures were on the move but they looked more like broadwings far to the north in a hazy sky. The buteos were moving too as we had a large number of red-tails and a corresponding smaller ratio of red-shoulders. Sharp-shins were visible as small specks but distinguishable by their manner of flight. Unfortunately, we are having technical difficulties and I do not have the numbers at hand. Non-raptor Observations: A few monarchs are still making the trip south. Some blue jays are on the move but their numbers are diminishing. Crows were seen in the morning but seemed to disappear in the afternoon. Their numbers were small. Predictions: It looks like light winds will be the order of the day with a barometer that will rise but not by any significant amount. Hard to know what to expect as the technical factors are kinda meh. Hopefully the movement that we saw today will continue but be aligned more with our site for better viewing. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Kevin Georg (kevin.l.georg@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