DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 20, 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 1 16 214 Northern Harrier 3 50 456 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 49 6504 Cooper's Hawk 5 89 831 Northern Goshawk 3 11 19 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 210 487 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 79572 Red-tailed Hawk 46 1864 3193 Rough-legged Hawk 0 28 28 Golden Eagle 2 49 67 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: 63 5205 214551 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 10:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 5.5 hours Official Counter: Rob Payne Observers: Don Sherwood, Patrick Mulawa, Rodney Laura Visitors: At least a dozen hawk watchers came out, and were finally paid off with a good day. Weather: Today was a nice day as there were no weather related issues. Winds were light out of the north west, cloud cover was minimal, and even temperatures were mild. All together it made for a comfortable day for both us and the raptors. Raptor Observations: Easily one of the best days in weeks. We had all three Accipiters, including good looks at two adult Northern Goshawks. We had 2 juvenile Golden Eagles, one at each end of the day. The lunchtime rush flight plan continues, most of our birds were between noon and 1:30pm. A Total of 63 raptors were counted of 8 species. Non-raptor Observations: Early in the day 2 male and 1 female Long-tailed Ducks flew in low from Lake Erie, then immediately turned around and went back. 1 Lapland Longspur was seen flying over in a flock of Horned Larks. Predictions: Tomorrow is going to be an odd one. Winds are looking to show up from the south east, and are likely to be very strong. Cloud cover will roll in tonight and will make for a very cold day of chasing wind blown equipment. ======================================================================== 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/
