Date: 11/12/26 2:05 pm
From: <reports...>
Subject: [birders] Detroit River Hawk Watch (12 Nov 2026) Raptors
Detroit River Hawk Watch
Brownstown, Michigan, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 12, 2026
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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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
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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.
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Report submitted by Andrew Sturgess (<ajyes72...>)
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


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