DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 16, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 2 Turkey Vulture 0 231 35147 Osprey 0 0 140 Bald Eagle 0 8 110 Northern Harrier 1 8 145 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 45 3559 Cooper's Hawk 2 23 272 Northern Goshawk 1 4 7 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 34 148 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 36216 Red-tailed Hawk 5 461 2001 Rough-legged Hawk 0 7 15 Golden Eagle 0 16 69 American Kestrel 0 2 403 Merlin 0 3 19 Peregrine Falcon 0 5 23 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: 10 847 78276 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:15:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 4.9 hours Official Counter: Greg Norwood Observers: Calvin Brennan Visitors: Rodney Laura Saul Hanft Frank Kitakis Terry Kowalczyk Don Sherwood Jack Kirby Bev Kirby Weather: Winds were consistent from the NW with frequent bands of snow, clearing by 1pm. There was limited coverage in the morning with poor visibility until 2 pm. Raptor Observations: Migration was slow with only a trickle of birds in the calmer times of the day, including a juvenile Northern Goshawk. Non-raptor Observations: A flock of 15 Lapland Longspurs passed by the count between 1 and 2 pm. Great Egrets continue to be traveling through with approx. 20 feeding in 1 group in the shallows of the count area. Hundreds of both dabblers and divers were seen coming south over the river into Lake Erie, including a couple hundred Tundra Swans. Large numbers of scaup and ruddy ducks continue along the shoreline of the metropark. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Greg Norwood ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
