DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark
Brownstown, Michigan, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 28, 2009
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture             904          52962          53708
Osprey                       0              3             46
Bald Eagle                   3             45             93
Northern Harrier             7             67            142
Sharp-shinned Hawk          38           1568           3140
Cooper's Hawk               10            180            267
Northern Goshawk             0             14             14
Red-shouldered Hawk         20            344            345
Broad-winged Hawk            0             82          20016
Red-tailed Hawk            128           1250           1366
Rough-legged Hawk            0              3              3
Golden Eagle                11             56             56
American Kestrel             2            130            435
Merlin                       0             14             36
Peregrine Falcon             0             18             32
Unknown Accipiter            0              0              0
Unknown Buteo                0             12             12
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:                    1123          56751          79716
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Observation start time: 08:00:00 
Observation end   time: 16:30:00 
Total observation time: 8.5 hours

Official Counter:        Seth Cutright

Observers:        Mark Wloch, Noel Cutright, Patrick Mulawa, Rodney Laura

Visitors:
Around 7 people came by today, and thanks to all who helped point out and
spot birds.


Weather:
Today started out with fog early and the cleared off later.  After the fog
it was around 50% cloudy, and winds from the North-East.  They were around
5 mph.  
 
  


Raptor Observations:
904 Turkey Vultures were counted, out of a total of 1,123 raptors for the
day.  128 Red-tailed Hawks and 11 Golden Eagles were nice to see. 

Non-raptor Observations:
2 Sandhill Cranes flew over in the afternoon.
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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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