Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 25, 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 46043 46534 Osprey 0 5 35 Bald Eagle 0 25 76 Northern Harrier 5 85 259 Sharp-shinned Hawk 44 1655 3733 Cooper's Hawk 3 68 79 Northern Goshawk 0 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 136 136 Broad-winged Hawk 0 538 64336 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 5 612 727 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 3 3 American Kestrel 0 124 697 Merlin 0 12 28 Peregrine Falcon 0 31 46 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: 57 49338 116691 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Kevin Georg Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Don Sherwood, Frank Kitakis, Mark Hainen, Rosemary Brady Visitors: We did have a few hardy souls drop by for visits but most were shortened by the weather and the news that there was not much to see. Weather: A look out the window was all that was required today. A pervasive gloom settled on the area with no sun, little wind and a few light showers. The barometer was relatively high but slipping as the day progressed. Rain is due tomorrow but the look of the sky seemed to say it was imminent. The birds took that look to heart and for the most part sat the day out. Raptor Observations: Sharp-shins were really the only birds flying today with 44 counted. Even these seemed few and far between. Cooper's hawks totaled 3 to round out the accipiters. 5 Northern harriers were counted. 5 red-tails completed the count. NO turkey vultures were counted, I said, NO turkey vultures were counted. Non-raptor Observations: The crows took the day off too. 450 were counted today after 3400+ yesterday. Not much else to report as the skies seemed deserted today. Predictions: Not much to look forward to tomorrow. When the rain arrives in the afternoon the barometer will drop a predicted significant amount from today's high of 30.2 to 29.5 on Sunday morning.The wind will start NE but end up from the SE. Rain will start in early afternoon. Perhaps a few sharpies may brave the tempest in the a.m. but one never knows.... ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jerry Jourdan (jerry.jourdan@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