DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 01, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 6089 6089 7460 Osprey 1 1 53 Bald Eagle 3 3 141 Northern Harrier 24 24 286 Sharp-shinned Hawk 113 113 5068 Cooper's Hawk 54 54 291 Northern Goshawk 0 0 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 4 4 9 Broad-winged Hawk 48 48 79411 Red-tailed Hawk 35 35 283 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 13 13 586 Merlin 5 5 29 Peregrine Falcon 2 2 22 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 17 Prairie Falcon 0 0 2 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 5 Total: 6391 6391 93665 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 8.5 hours Official Counter: Rob Payne Observers: Jim Maki, John Elliott, Rodney Laura Visitors: A continuance of running average, about a dozen. Weather: A nice clear day with good visibility. Temperatures stayed cool throughout the day, but we did not see as much from the oncoming cold front as predicted. Which worked in terms of raptor numbers. Raptor Observations: A fantastic day to say the least. Nonstop hawk counting all day long with 6,391 individuals counted of 12 species. Most impressive was the wall of Turkey Vultures that lasted nearly all day long, 6,089 counted. Which is a new record for the 1st of October, the previous record was 3,236. Broad-winged Hawks streamed by all day long in small numbers, topping off at 48. Red-tailed Hawk numbers increased to 35, and Northern Harriers made a return with 24. Our best day so far for Red-shouldered Hawks with a grand total of 4, that number should make a major increase in the next few weeks. Non-raptor Observations: A few passerines continue to move, and Blue Jays show no signs of stopping. Many non-raptors where probably missed because of the heavy raptor flights. Predictions: The cold front from the north west should strike our region by midnight. It looks like tomorrow will be a rain out, the count will most likely be closed. Time will tell. ======================================================================== 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/
