Date: 11/16/24 4:13 pm From: <reports...> Subject: [birders] Detroit River Hawk Watch (16 Nov 2024) Raptors
Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 16, 2024 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Michael Patrikeev
Observers: Bill Peregord, Don Sherwood, Jo Patterson, Michelle Peregord
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: Cloudy skies, calm conditions, up to +10C (50F). Although weather websites indicated light wind from North, East and West, it was not felt on the ground, and the flags hung limply in the still air.
Raptor Observations: No migrants counted. Several resident Bald Eagles, a Red-tail, and, probably, a Cooper's Hawk were seen in perches. Strange calm was in the air, and it seemed that raptors were reluctant to fly.
Non-raptor Observations: One Blue Jay, two or three Common Loons... and that was just about it. The bird of the day was American Tree Sparrow.
Predictions: A mix of sun and clouds, and stronger winds from the south-west are in weather forecast for tomorrow. We abstain from making any predictions on raptor migration, after seeing practically no raptors yesterday and none today. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Erika Van Kirk (<erika_vankirk...>) Detroit River Hawk Watch information may be found at: http://www.detroitriverhawkwatch.org
