DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 15, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 2470 44263 45009 Osprey 0 3 46 Bald Eagle 0 36 84 Northern Harrier 3 40 115 Sharp-shinned Hawk 22 1245 2817 Cooper's Hawk 14 124 211 Northern Goshawk 2 6 6 Red-shouldered Hawk 45 84 85 Broad-winged Hawk 1 81 20015 Red-tailed Hawk 89 388 504 Rough-legged Hawk 0 3 3 Golden Eagle 0 9 9 American Kestrel 0 120 425 Merlin 0 13 35 Peregrine Falcon 0 17 31 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 3 4 Total: 2646 46435 69400 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 10:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Seth Cutright Observers: Darlene Friedman, Rodney Laura Visitors: Thanks to those who came out with the cold temps today and on and off again rain. For those who helped count and look for raptors even a bigger thank you... Weather: Visibility was clear at times, but also not as clear other times with rain on and off. But a lot of the birds later in the day came right over so good looks at most were had. Wind was around 10-25mph so at times hard to see or use a scope in that kind of wind. Raptor Observations: Only spent 5 hours at the count today because of the rain and weather. But still had just over 2,000 Turkey Vultures. It turned out to be a better day then what I thought it would be with the on and off again rain and stronger North-East winds. Two Northern Goshawks were counted today, along with a good flight of Red-tailed Hawk, (89), and Red-shouldered Hawks, (45). Non-raptor Observations: A flock of about 10 Forster's Terns and about the same number Bonaparte's Gulls were around the count area today. More Dark-eyed Juncos were also seen, and good flights of both Blue Jays and American Crows were seen. Predictions: Looks like a chance of no rain and slightly less wind for Friday, so it could be a good day. It also might be kind of cold so the flight might wait until later in the day when it gets a little warmer out. ======================================================================== 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/
