DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark
Brownstown, Michigan, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 06, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 14 26 26
Osprey 5 26 26
Bald Eagle 11 13 13
Northern Harrier 2 10 10
Sharp-shinned Hawk 14 41 41
Cooper's Hawk 5 12 12
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 5 17 17
Red-tailed Hawk 24 27 27
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 2 4 4
Merlin 0 3 3
Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 82 180 180
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Calvin Brennan
Observers: Charlene Brennan, Chuck Owens, Don Sherwood, Greg Norwood,
Jeff Schultz
Visitors:
Saul Hanft
Jim Maki
Rodney Laura
Sherry Norwood
Ron and Gloria Harkness
Mike Mancotti
Gerry Schneiderman
Weather:
Today was mostly sunny with variable amounts of cumulous clouds creating
rather ideal conditions for hawk watching. Winds were generally light and
highly variable as far as orientation.
Raptor Observations:
After a bit of slow start, there was some decent movement seen during the
middle portions of the day. The activity overall was somewhat disorganized
I suspect due to the variability in the wind, particularly at altitude as
these winds seemed more substantial then the surface winds. Perhaps
surprising was that the most numerous bird was Red-tailed Hawk, although it
is not altogether unusual to have significant numbers of first year
Red-tails migrating in September at this site. Bald Eagles were also quite
evident today with four or five in view at any given time during much of
the day. Not all were migrants but a good number were tallied as such
overall.
Non-raptor Observations:
Large numbers of dragonflies were on the go today, especially Green Darners
with lesser numbers of Black Saddlebags noted. A couple of Common
Nighthawks were also seen today. Warblers generally were quite numerous
again today but somewhat less cooperative, many flying overhead and not
stopping to be IDed.
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Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at:
http://www.smrr.net/
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