DRHW- Pointe Mouillee State Game Area Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 27, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 10 307 307 Osprey 1 10 10 Bald Eagle 3 29 29 Northern Harrier 4 86 86 Sharp-shinned Hawk 41 770 770 Cooper's Hawk 4 81 81 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 4 4 Broad-winged Hawk 1 285527 285527 Red-tailed Hawk 4 92 92 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 18 318 318 Merlin 0 5 5 Peregrine Falcon 0 12 12 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 Swainson's Hawk 0 4 4 Total: 86 287245 287245 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:15:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7.75 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Darlene Friedman, Don Sherwood, Rodney Laura Visitors: Saul Hanft Ron and Gloria Harkness Tex Wells Joy Barron Weather: Today saw mostly overcast conditions with several extended sunny breaks appearing during the day. Winds were moderate, varying from northeast to north-northwest. Raptor Observations: There were occasional bursts of activity today corresponding more or less with the brighter parts of the day. Overall there was little sustained migration due to the prevalence of cloud cover. Non-raptor Observations: Highlights among the non-raptors today included ten flyover American Golden Plovers and half a dozen Bonapartes Gulls, the first sightings of the season for the latter. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Pointe Mouillee State Game Area 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
