DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 11, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 8 26 26 Osprey 5 18 18 Bald Eagle 3 24 24 Northern Harrier 11 16 16 Sharp-shinned Hawk 32 67 67 Cooper's Hawk 2 8 8 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 3 6 6 Red-tailed Hawk 3 35 35 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 9 32 32 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 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 Total: 76 232 232 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 13:15:00 Total observation time: 6.25 hours Official Counter: Rob Payne Observers: Jim Linch Visitors: Lots of visitors out today, almost two dozen around mid-day. Weather: Very strong gusts with moderate winds from the east. A thunderstorm system from the western side of the state blew in at 1pm. Day was called early due to heavy downpour. Raptor Observations: Good raptor movement today, winds pushed birds directly overhead. High count of Sharp-shinned Hawks today with 37. A total of 76 individuals where counted of 9 species. Non-raptor Observations: Predictions: The thunderstorm that forced today's count to end early should continue into tomorrow. We are expecting the storm to push it's was out by Monday. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Greg Norwood ([email protected]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.drhawkwatch.org _______________________________________________ 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/
