DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 02, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 133 364 1747 Osprey 1 5 116 Bald Eagle 2 4 68 Northern Harrier 4 4 91 Sharp-shinned Hawk 36 81 2373 Cooper's Hawk 3 6 126 Northern Goshawk 0 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 4 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 36199 Red-tailed Hawk 8 16 139 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 20 28 337 Merlin 0 1 12 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 11 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: 207 511 41224 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:30:00 Observation end time: 14:30:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Fred Kirn, Jim Maki, Raburn Howland, Rodney Laura Visitors: Greg Norwood Ron Harkness Paul Cypher Weather: Today saw mostly clear skies early in the day but the day overall was dominated by extended periods of overcast. Winds were moderate to fairly strong from the west. Raptor Observations: Migration overall was quite modest with the breakdown similar to yesterday but with less numbers overall. Non-raptor Observations: A large movement of Tree Swallows was seen at sun-up with perhaps 8-10 thousand birds moving low along the lakeshore. Other new arrivals to the area included Orange-crowned Warbler, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Wilson's Snipe and Red-headed Woodpecker. ======================================================================== 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
