DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 16, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 147 147 Osprey 0 36 36 Bald Eagle 4 85 85 Northern Harrier 0 71 71 Sharp-shinned Hawk 31 1301 1301 Cooper's Hawk 0 70 70 Northern Goshawk 1 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 43 17913 17913 Red-tailed Hawk 10 156 156 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 1 172 172 Merlin 0 11 11 Peregrine Falcon 0 9 9 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 16 16 16 Prairie Falcon 0 1 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 2 2 Total: 106 19991 19991 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Raburn Howland Observers: Visitors: Just one hardy hawk watcher. Weather: Rain in the morning that dropped off by 9am. Cloud cover and haziness kept most of the migrants from heading out. An afternoon thunderstorm ended the day. Raptor Observations: Movement was slow today due to the less than favorable weather. Still 106 birds of 6 species made appearances. Non-raptor Observations: Predictions: Better weather tomorrow will bring the big numbers of migrants we've been waiting for. Winds from the south east will blow today's storm out of our area. Rain is possible on Saturday which could put damper on Hawk Fest, but Sunday also looks like it will be good for migrants. ======================================================================== 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/
