DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark
Brownstown, Michigan, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 22, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 112 355 355
Osprey 3 92 92
Bald Eagle 8 54 54
Northern Harrier 16 62 62
Sharp-shinned Hawk 383 1659 1659
Cooper's Hawk 16 80 80
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2
Broad-winged Hawk 2063 36070 36070
Red-tailed Hawk 13 82 82
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 108 241 241
Merlin 1 8 8
Peregrine Falcon 2 6 6
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: 2725 38711 38711
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Calvin Brennan
Observers: Allen Chartier, Bob Ake, Charlene Brennan, Darlene Friedman,
Jim Maki, Rodney Laura, Terry Angevine
Visitors:
Jim Lynch
Ron Harkness
Weather:
Some low cloud and fog burned off by mid morning to produce a nice sunny
day. Some cloud cover remained as a background but dispersed when the
breeze picked up in late morning. Winds were light east-northeast early
making their way around to the southeast and picking up by midday.
Raptor Observations:
After a slow beginning, there was a good movement of birds once the
overhead conditions improved much like the day before. The biggest push of
Broad-wings was as the skies brightened but they continued to move in small
groups throughout the day. The flight overall moved at a steady pace during
the day with several distinct flight lines noted: to the north as you would
expect on southeast winds, overhead and also just to the south and east of
the count area.
Non-raptor Observations:
Today marked the beginning of the Blue Jay migration with a good bit of
activity seen mostly in the morning when hundreds, perhaps 1500 to 2000 in
all, moved through. The first White-throated Sparrows were noted in the
park today and a flyover Pine Siskin was heard.
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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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