Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 12, 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 16 24642 31926 Osprey 0 1 15 Bald Eagle 0 13 44 Northern Harrier 0 47 279 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 737 3613 Cooper's Hawk 0 17 41 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 39 42 Broad-winged Hawk 0 28 67350 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 0 358 539 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 5 5 American Kestrel 1 94 849 Merlin 0 13 38 Peregrine Falcon 0 18 40 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: 19 26012 104781 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 1.5 hours Official Counter: Kevin Georg Observers: Visitors: We are located by the boat launch in Lake Erie Metropark in a fenced off area at the Hawk Watch site. This does not mean that we do not welcome interaction with any and all visitors. We enjoy talking about what we do and sharing our knowledge with beginners and experts alike. Please feel free to come up and talk to us. We usually have our backs turned to the parking lot as we scan the skies in front of us. This should not be interpreted as a sign of reluctance to engage; this is how we do our job. We have friendly people that do not bite and the welcome mat is always out. Weather: Mother Nature was in a bad mood today. She huffed, and she puffed, and blew the whole count down. A shortened watch was conducted today due to wet and windy weather conditions. If your ears are popping today it’s because the barometer dropped four tenths of an inch since midnight. Gusty winds, occasionally reaching fifteen mph, came from an adverse direction for our site. The temperature climbed to sixty-eight degrees on the back of that wind. Raptor Observations: Only 19 birds were counted today. Turkey vultures numbered 16, sharp-shins occupy their normal position on the list in second with 2 present and accounted for. A lone American kestrel was seen. Non-raptor Observations: There were more leaves flying today than birds. Predictions: The winds will still be blowing hard tomorrow and will likely have negative effects on the count. The barometer will remain low and weather may be occasionally wet as a cold front passes. ======================================================================== 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