Date: 10/28/26 2:00 pm From: <reports...> Subject: [birders] Detroit River Hawk Watch (28 Oct 2026) 265 Raptors
Detroit River Hawk Watch Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 28, 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Gracie Sangmeister
Observers: Bella Maiwurm, Bill Peregord, Don Sherwood, Michelle Peregord, Rebekah Graham
Weather: Overcast skies becoming clear blue mid-day, temps in the mid 50s to mid 70s, and very light SW wind that bumped up in speed slightly at the end of the day. Persistent haze blanketed the distance for the entirety of the day.
Raptor Observations: The haze made it quite difficult to spot what raptors we had today. Everything was low and distant, fading in and out of the haze as they flew below tree line. We saw all of the birds almost exclusively crossing the channel. Even on a warm day with poor winds and not a lot of birds, two golden eagles still snuck through.
Non-raptor Observations: The normal lot today, with cormorants and gull about the site. A handful of pelicans were seen distant over the water, a bonaparte's gull was hanging around in the afternoon, carolina wrens singing away, red-winged blackbirds were calling from the marsh behind us, and only two blue jays and four crows were counted. Monarch butterflies are still chugging away with eight counted.
Predictions: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. West southwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph, with a chance of rain in the afternoon that may arrive after the end of the day. Seems like its going to be similar conditions to today just a lot stronger wind, so it may be similar flight to today. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Erika Van Kirk (<erika_vankirk...>) Detroit River Hawk Watch information may be found at: http://www.detroitriverhawkwatch.org
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