DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 18, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 2829 122324 Osprey 0 0 63 Bald Eagle 2 15 213 Northern Harrier 1 45 451 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 48 6503 Cooper's Hawk 0 83 825 Northern Goshawk 1 8 16 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 208 485 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 79572 Red-tailed Hawk 17 1817 3146 Rough-legged Hawk 0 27 27 Golden Eagle 5 47 65 American Kestrel 0 2 675 Merlin 0 4 52 Peregrine Falcon 0 3 40 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1 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: 27 5137 214483 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 10:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 5.5 hours Official Counter: Rob Payne Observers: Fred Kirn, Raburn Howland, Rodney Laura Weather: Today was a very overcast day, but at least we had no precipitation. Winds were moderate out of the north west at an average of 7mph, with gusts into the teens. The winds were much stronger at higher elevations, and many of the raptors we saw had a hard time flying the direction they were looking. Raptor Observations: Quality over Quantity, as the first raptors we saw was a kettle of 3 juvenile Golden Eagles. Which was followed immediately by a juvenile Northern Goshawk who came in right overhead. We had 2 more Golden Eagles flying solo later in the day. The raptors continue to use the lunchtime push method, which is basically between 11am and 1:30pm. A total of 27 raptors were seen of 6 species. Non-raptor Observations: 26 Tundra Swans were counted flying south. 3 Black-crowned Night-Herons were noted throughout the day, 1 was an adult and 2 were juvenile. Predictions: Tomorrow looks to be a continuance of today's weather. The sun is supposed to break through in the afternoon. Winds are going to be a problem, said to be 20mph out of south west. A few birds will try for it as long as there is no precipitation, but I don't think any major push will happen. The weekend looks to be better for migration, especially Sunday. ======================================================================== 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/
