DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 04, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 100 2544 122039 Osprey 0 0 63 Bald Eagle 1 7 205 Northern Harrier 1 20 426 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 28 6483 Cooper's Hawk 12 31 773 Northern Goshawk 1 5 13 Red-shouldered Hawk 26 181 458 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 79572 Red-tailed Hawk 194 1142 2471 Rough-legged Hawk 2 7 7 Golden Eagle 3 14 32 American Kestrel 0 1 674 Merlin 1 3 51 Peregrine Falcon 1 1 38 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 3 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 5 Total: 342 3984 213330 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Rob Payne Observers: Don Sherwood, Jim Maki, Raburn Howland Weather: Today the weather went as predicted and followed yesterday's pattern. Clouds picked up early and collected together as the day went on. Winds were from the northwest at about 5mph at the most. Temperatures started off cool but warmed up to the mid 50's. Raptor Observations: Raptors only moved when there was a major break in the clouds, all of which were very temporary. We did tally some good birds in the few kettles that did come through. For buteos we had 194 Red-tailed Hawks, 26 Red-shouldered Hawks, and 2 Rough-legged Hawks. 3 Golden Eagles, one of which was an adult, came through in the early afternoon. Accipiter movement was odd, with no Sharp-shinned Hawks, but 1 Northern Goshawk. A total of 342 raptors were counted of 11 species. Non-raptor Observations: A very large raft of American Coots and Ruddy Ducks could be seen early in the morning, 7 Bufflehead were noted in with them. A group of 11 Tundra Swans were seen flying north today, most likely some wintering locals. Predictions: Tomorrow is looking to be the most unlikely day for raptor migration. A rain shower is supposed to pick up at 5am (EDST) and then mix with snow around 10am, before finishing off at 6pm. The showers are supposed to be spotty, but it is still early to tell how it will play out. ======================================================================== 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/
