DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 26, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 286 868 868 Osprey 1 51 51 Bald Eagle 7 128 128 Northern Harrier 9 233 233 Sharp-shinned Hawk 58 4789 4789 Cooper's Hawk 6 173 173 Northern Goshawk 0 2 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2 Broad-winged Hawk 1031 78392 78392 Red-tailed Hawk 1 227 227 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 7 561 561 Merlin 0 24 24 Peregrine Falcon 1 17 17 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 0 5 5 Total: 1407 85489 85489 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 6.5 hours Official Counter: Jeff Schultz Observers: Rodney Laura Visitors: Dead day, only our super dedicated hawk watcher Rodney made it down. Weather: Winds where light out of the north west and visibility was good. Temperatures where cold however, fall has arrived here at the metropark. Raptor Observations: The majority of the flight today was early, it was basically over by 11am. Still good numbers where moving, Broad-winged Hawks came in at 1,031 for the day, and Turkey Vultures topped off at 286. Most of the Broad-winged Hawks could be seen flying over Lake Erie to south east of us. The birds where lost as they got closer to Pt. Mouille SGA. Non-raptor Observations: Very slow nothing of note. Predictions: Tomorrow should have some good movements, but the weather will be similar today. I predict that tomorrow will be an almost mirror image of today. ======================================================================== 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/
