DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 31, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 13 53401 54147 Osprey 0 3 46 Bald Eagle 0 49 97 Northern Harrier 0 71 146 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 1632 3204 Cooper's Hawk 0 193 280 Northern Goshawk 0 16 16 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 351 352 Broad-winged Hawk 0 82 20016 Red-tailed Hawk 1 1372 1488 Rough-legged Hawk 0 5 5 Golden Eagle 0 63 63 American Kestrel 1 133 438 Merlin 1 17 39 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: 17 57421 80386 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 13:45:00 Total observation time: 5.25 hours Official Counter: Seth Cutright Observers: Don Sherwood Visitors: Only around 3 people came by. Weather: Visibility was very clear most of the time, with one short rain. It was around 75% cloudy all of the time if not 100%. Wind was about 10-30mph all day, with most being around 15mph. Raptor Observations: Very fast wind from the Southwest most likely pushed the birds North, or else they did not move at all. Only 17 total were counted, and of that 13 were Turkey Vultures. 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/
