Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 27, 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 2982 65219 Osprey 0 0 18 Bald Eagle 1 74 212 Northern Harrier 2 26 346 Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 99 3495 Cooper's Hawk 3 44 119 American Goshawk 1 3 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 7 161 334 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 6785 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Red-tailed Hawk 13 1094 2025 Rough-legged Hawk 0 5 19 Golden Eagle 0 76 120 American Kestrel 0 1 410 Merlin 1 4 27 Peregrine Falcon 0 5 33 Unknown Accipiter 0 4 19 Unknown Buteo 1 19 50 Unknown Falcon 0 1 14 Unknown Eagle 0 4 7 Unknown Raptor 0 2 30 Total: 37 4604 79286 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Michael Patrikeev Observers: Don Sherwood, Jerry Jourdan, Jo Patterson, Rosemary Brady Visitors: We welcome visitors to our site by the boat launch in Lake Erie Metropark. We have brochures and educational information we are happy to share. Let us share our enthusiasm for migration and raptors with you! While we welcome your questions and company, please know that our professional counter, apprentices, and volunteers must communicate with each other frequently to successfully conduct the count, and they also must maintain an unobstructed view of the horizon. Weather: Our luck with sunny skies continued this morning. However, it became overcast again for the last two hours of the count. The temperature rose from 2C to 6C. Thankfully it did not get as windy as predicted, staying as a light breeze starting from WSW and swinging slowly around to SSE. Raptor Observations: It was another great day for November. We recorded 37 raptors, just three more than yesterday. Red-tails made it to double digits, with 13 counted. Sharpies continued their migration efforts. They have been absent from the count for most of the month, so it was good to see eight flapping past. Seven Red-shouldered, two Harrier, one Bald Eagle, and one Merlin were also seen. Our final, and most exciting, bird of the day was a single American Goshawk. Non-raptor Observations: 42 American Crow took advantage of the nice day. Red-breasted Merganser flew by the boat ramp. Predictions: Thanksgiving Day will reach 5C and see gentle to moderate NW winds. Cloudy skies are predicted. The barometer is expected to rise, only by a tenth of an inch. Thank you in advance to the dedicated volunteers who come out to count tomorrow. ======================================================================== 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