DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark
Brownstown, Michigan, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 08, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 15 60 60
Osprey 12 39 39
Bald Eagle 1 17 17
Northern Harrier 2 12 12
Sharp-shinned Hawk 17 76 76
Cooper's Hawk 1 14 14
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 1 22 22
Red-tailed Hawk 5 35 35
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 6 15 15
Merlin 0 4 4
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 2
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 60 296 296
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Observation start time: 07:15:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 7.75 hours
Official Counter: Calvin Brennan
Observers: Charlene Brennan, Rodney Laura, Ron Harkness,
Terry Angevine
Visitors:
Saul Hanft
Jim Lynch
Weather:
Today saw mostly sunny conditions for much of the day with increasing cloud
cover during the afternoon ahead of rain forecast for the overnight. Winds
were light from the west until about midday when they switched to moderate
south-southeast.
Raptor Observations:
Todays movement was about on par with the rest of these early days of the
count with little in the way of sustained activity. Ospreys however had
their best day so far and in addition to the migrants, several non-migrants
kept us entertained with their fishing forays. One was seen with a
goldfish, another annual sight at the watch. I forgot to mention from
yesterday about seeing an Osprey carrying a gar, which seems to be another
species they catch quite oftenly in this area.
Non-raptor Observations:
Highlights among the warblers seen today were Bay-breasted, Wilsons and
Canada. A single Red Knot was seen among a group of about a dozen fly-by
Lesser Yellowlegs. At least one Comet Darner was noted among the many Green
Darners today.
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Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at:
http://www.smrr.net/
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