DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 28, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 720 54867 Osprey 0 0 46 Bald Eagle 2 15 112 Northern Harrier 0 21 167 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 47 3251 Cooper's Hawk 1 48 328 Northern Goshawk 0 7 23 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 256 608 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 20016 Red-tailed Hawk 2 933 2421 Rough-legged Hawk 0 8 13 Golden Eagle 0 52 115 American Kestrel 0 2 440 Merlin 0 0 39 Peregrine Falcon 0 2 34 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 12 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 2 2 Mississippi Kite 0 0 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 4 Total: 5 2113 82499 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 10:15:00 Observation end time: 14:15:00 Total observation time: 4 hours Official Counter: Seth Cutright Observers: Don Sherwood, Patrick Mulawa Visitors: Thanks again for those who stop by on these last days of the count even with it being slow at times. Weather: Wind was light and from the Southwest. I was only about 3-6mph. Visibility was mostly clear with some haze in the background. Cloud cover went from 40% up to 75% later in the day. Raptor Observations: 5 total raptors went over, 2 Bald Eagles, 2 Red-tailed Hawks, and 1 Cooper's Hawk. Non-raptor Observations: A few hundred ducks were flying past in the background. Predictions: Looks like it could be slow again Sunday. More Southwest winds and chances of rain. ======================================================================== 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/
