Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 12, 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 1636 65934 Osprey 0 0 11 Bald Eagle 0 13 128 Northern Harrier 0 7 370 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 50 3459 Cooper's Hawk 0 3 51 American Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 56 294 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 75181 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Red-tailed Hawk 0 294 1928 Rough-legged Hawk 0 3 11 Golden Eagle 0 6 52 American Kestrel 0 0 741 Merlin 0 1 45 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 38 Unknown Accipitrine 0 0 6 Unknown Buteo 0 6 52 Unknown Falcon 0 0 3 Unknown Eagle 0 0 1 Unknown Raptor 0 0 22 Total: 0 2076 148329 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 11:00:00 Total observation time: 2 hours Official Counter: Gracie Sangmeister Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Bella Maiwurm, Jerry Jourdan, Rebekah Graham Weather: The conditions were not conducive to migration today. We are on the back side of a low with scattered rain showers with little chance of seeing raptors. We decided to call the watch early. Raptor Observations: Non-raptor Observations: Predictions: The weather looks challenging tomorrow, Higher winds from the north that will drop the temperatures into the low forties with wind chill making it feel colder. The barometer will be rising, but cloud cover will continue. ======================================================================== 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