DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 16, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 2725 46988 47734 Osprey 0 3 46 Bald Eagle 1 37 85 Northern Harrier 4 44 119 Sharp-shinned Hawk 37 1282 2854 Cooper's Hawk 11 135 222 Northern Goshawk 1 7 7 Red-shouldered Hawk 85 169 170 Broad-winged Hawk 0 81 20015 Red-tailed Hawk 267 655 771 Rough-legged Hawk 0 3 3 Golden Eagle 0 9 9 American Kestrel 3 123 428 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: 3134 49569 72534 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Seth Cutright Observers: John Elliott, Rodney Laura Weather: Wind from the North at 10mph. 100% cloud cover, with clear visibility. Raptor Observations: A good day for Red-tailed Hawks with 267 counted. Another Northern Goshawk. 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/
