Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 02, 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 0 Osprey 0 0 0 Bald Eagle 0 0 0 Northern Harrier 0 1 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 1 1 Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 5 5 5 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 0 Red-tailed Hawk 11 13 13 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 7 11 11 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Accipiter 1 1 1 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 1 1 1 Total: 26 33 33 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Erika Van Kirk, Mark Hainen, Michael Patrikeev Weather: Temperature increased from +16 to 21C; cloud cover from 0 to 20%; humidity dropped from 70% in the morning to 42% by 15:00 hrs EST. Wind from N changing to NE by the end of observation period (average 16 km/hr). Raptor Observations: In addition to migrating raptors, the team observed resident BAEA (adults and immature), OPSR, RTHA, TUVU, COHA. Non-raptor Observations: ======================================================================== Report submitted by Erika Van Kirk (erika_vankirk@fws.gov) 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