DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 23, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 163 518 518 Osprey 2 94 94 Bald Eagle 3 57 57 Northern Harrier 5 67 67 Sharp-shinned Hawk 181 1840 1840 Cooper's Hawk 7 87 87 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 3 3 Broad-winged Hawk 90 36160 36160 Red-tailed Hawk 10 92 92 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 21 262 262 Merlin 2 10 10 Peregrine Falcon 1 7 7 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: 486 39197 39197 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Darlene Friedman, Fred Kirn, Paul Cypher, Rodney Laura Visitors: Ron Harkness Stan Kowalski Jim Maki Weather: Sunny skies were seen throughout the day today with nary a cloud to be had at any point during the day. Winds were light east-northeast early in the day becoming moderate southeast by midday. Raptor Observations: Diversity was very good today but overall numbers were down considerably from the last couple of days. The exception to this was the Turkey Vulture flight which has been increasing it seems with each successive day, an expected scenario at this point of the season. Non-raptor Observations: Blue Jays moved steadily throughout the day, much of the flight to the north but with some good sized strings over or near the count site. Monarchs had one of their better days but Ive yet to see any large movements of butterflies this fall. In all I would say they are down considerably from the last few years. Other new migrants noted in the park today were Ruby-crowned and Golden-crowned Kinglets. ======================================================================== 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
