DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark
Brownstown, Michigan, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 16, 2009
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture               6             58             58
Osprey                       1             36             36
Bald Eagle                   1             30             30
Northern Harrier             0             58             58
Sharp-shinned Hawk          41           1074           1074
Cooper's Hawk                7             59             59
Northern Goshawk             0              0              0
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              1              1
Broad-winged Hawk          503          15107          15107
Red-tailed Hawk              7             59             59
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel            16            216            216
Merlin                       0             19             19
Peregrine Falcon             2              7              7
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:                     584          16724          16724
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Observation start time: 07:00:00 
Observation end   time: 11:15:00 
Total observation time: 4.25 hours

Official Counter:        Seth Cutright

Observers:        Allen Chartier, Rodney Laura, Terry Angevine

Visitors:
Around 20 people showed up to try and see the movement of raptors.


Weather:
Mostly a North-East wind at around 8-15MPH.  Visibility was clear, and
cloud cover was 50 to 100%.  

Raptor Observations:
Not much going on here, besides some very early Broad-winged Hawk movement.
 Moved to the Pointe Mouillee SGA at around 12:15 to help count there.

Non-raptor Observations:
Some warblers early going over but not much else.  The best Blue Jay flight
of the season so far at ~2,000 birds.  

Predictions:
Should be about the same as today, lighter East type
winds..................
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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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