DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 25, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 251 582 582 Osprey 3 50 50 Bald Eagle 3 121 121 Northern Harrier 11 224 224 Sharp-shinned Hawk 413 4731 4731 Cooper's Hawk 18 167 167 Northern Goshawk 0 2 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2 Broad-winged Hawk 2153 77361 77361 Red-tailed Hawk 9 226 226 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 38 554 554 Merlin 2 24 24 Peregrine Falcon 3 16 16 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 16 16 Prairie Falcon 0 1 1 Swainson's Hawk 2 5 5 Total: 2906 84082 84082 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Jeff Schultz Observers: Don Sherwood, Rodney Laura Visitors: A class from MSU stopped by and few other dedicated hawk watchers where around. Weather: Light winds out of the west, moderate temperatures, and good visibility made for a good day of hawk counting. Winds picked up in the afternoon with a slight shift to north. Raptor Observations: A well needed good day of hawk watching. A few kettles of Broad-winged Hawks are still moving through with 2,153 counted. Turkey Vultures are beginning to show signs of migration with 251 on the move today. Most impressive today was 2 separate Swainson's Hawks where found. The first was a juvenile light morph at around 12pm, the second was an adult dark morph around 2pm. A total of 2,906 species where counted of 12 species. Non-raptor Observations: Migration wasn't all about the raptors today. All day long a kettle of Northern Rough-winged Swallows that numbered in the thousands spent their time around the count site. A Cape May Warbler was seen again in it's usual Spruce tree, and a Golden-crowned Kinglet observed nearby. Rarities for the day include a Franklin's Gull observed over Lake Erie, and the reappearance of the White-winged Dove. The dove was seen at 8:11am as it flew west to east over the count site and toward "The Ugly House". Predictions: Winds should follow same pattern as yesterday, light rain may be a problem. If the winds shift to the north as the local news station predicts, we will send someone down to Pt. Mouillee. ======================================================================== 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/
