DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark
Brownstown, Michigan, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 14, 2009
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 2 48 48
Osprey 3 25 25
Bald Eagle 3 23 23
Northern Harrier 3 47 47
Sharp-shinned Hawk 96 898 898
Cooper's Hawk 5 51 51
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1
Broad-winged Hawk 2106 4118 4118
Red-tailed Hawk 6 48 48
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 30 131 131
Merlin 0 18 18
Peregrine Falcon 0 3 3
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: 2254 5411 5411
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Seth Cutright
Observers: Dan Gertiser, Fred Kirn, Jim Lynch, Rodney Laura,
Terry Angevine
Visitors:
Around 10 or so people stopped by today.
Weather:
Weather was warm, in the 80's, and cloud cover was around 50% most of the
day. Wind was mostly North-West at 0-10MPH. Visibility was Hazy-Clear.
Tuesdays weather looks to be about the same as today's.
Raptor Observations:
Today seemed to be the best of the season so far. Good to fair movements
of most species. This was the most Broad-winged Hawks that I have counted
so far in one day. A total of 2,106 were counted, with 1,971 going over in
one hour. 30 American Kestrels also were nice to see.
Non-raptor Observations:
Blue Jays were also on the move again today just like the past few days. ~
517 Blue Jays were counted. A Solitary Sandpiper also flew past and was
new for the count season.
Predictions:
The flight should be about the same if not a little higher.
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Report submitted by Seth Cutright ([email protected])
SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at:
http://www.smrr.net/
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