DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 08, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 13 600 54747 Osprey 0 0 46 Bald Eagle 0 11 108 Northern Harrier 0 12 158 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 33 3237 Cooper's Hawk 2 27 307 Northern Goshawk 1 4 20 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 36 388 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 20016 Red-tailed Hawk 10 410 1898 Rough-legged Hawk 1 4 9 Golden Eagle 2 29 92 American Kestrel 0 0 438 Merlin 0 0 39 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 32 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 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 0 4 Total: 33 1166 81552 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 10:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Greg Norwood Observers: Darlene Friedman, Mark Wloch, Richard Naber, Rodney Laura Visitors: Dan Gertiser, Pat Mulawa, Ron Harkness, Gloria Harkness, Terry Kowalczyk, John Stewart, Lorie Oye, Don Sherwood, Rosemary Brady, Paul Cypher, Al Kostyniak and others Weather: It was unseasonably warm with hazy conditions limiting visibility to about 5 to 6 km. Winds were not conducive for migration at this site with light east-south-east all day and no cloud cover to easily pick up the birds that were moving through. Raptor Observations: The first two hours were the best with one juvenile northern goshawk flying right overhead, 1 light morph rough-legged hawk, and two golden eagles essentially right over the count. Non-raptor Observations: During the passage of the second golden eagle, a lapland longspur flew over. An American golden plover flew across the water over Gibraltar in the afternoon. Predictions: Tuesday may be good if it doesn't rain, but Wednesday with a north wind is looking really good. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Greg Norwood ([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/
