DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 03, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 41 1285 2031 Osprey 0 0 43 Bald Eagle 0 0 48 Northern Harrier 1 4 79 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 109 1681 Cooper's Hawk 1 12 99 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 2 Broad-winged Hawk 0 7 19941 Red-tailed Hawk 0 13 129 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 0 14 319 Merlin 0 0 22 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 15 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 Mississippi Kite 0 0 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 1 Total: 45 1447 24412 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 12:00:00 Observation end time: 14:15:00 Total observation time: 2.25 hours Official Counter: Seth Cutright Observers: Weather: Rain on and off most of the day. South-West winds at 5-15mph. 95% cloud cover all of the time, with clear visibility. Raptor Observations: Some Turkey Vultures went past. Non-raptor Observations: ======================================================================== Report submitted by Seth Cutright ([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 information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
