DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 17, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 23 183 183 Osprey 13 79 79 Bald Eagle 2 30 30 Northern Harrier 4 30 30 Sharp-shinned Hawk 186 582 582 Cooper's Hawk 6 50 50 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 845 32084 32084 Red-tailed Hawk 1 60 60 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 32 94 94 Merlin 0 6 6 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: 1112 33200 33200 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Frank Kitakis, Jim Maki, Rodney Laura, Terry Angevine Visitors: Robert Epstein Ron Harkness Jim Lynch Stan Kowalski Weather: Skies were again blue and cloudless with light to moderate winds varying from west-southwest to southwest. Raptor Observations: The flight today began with a steady movement of Sharpies which lasted throughout the morning but petered out in the afternoon. Some very distant kettles of Broad-wings were seen well to the north of the count area during the late morning but these groups quickly moved out of even scope view. Presumably there was some decent migration to the north that went undetected. Ospreys seemed to be particularly evident today with multiple birds often in view during the day. Non-raptor Observations: Large numbers of Tree Swallows have been migrating the last couple of days along with lesser numbers of Barn and a few Cliff Swallows. A modest number of warblers were seen around the park today including Yellow-rumped which have been present in small numbers for a few days now. This seems a bit early for this species arriving in this area of the state but certainly not unprecedented. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
