DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 19, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 2 2 Turkey Vulture 852 31332 32715 Osprey 0 21 132 Bald Eagle 1 27 91 Northern Harrier 0 38 125 Sharp-shinned Hawk 55 1108 3400 Cooper's Hawk 4 102 222 Northern Goshawk 0 2 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 23 95 98 Broad-winged Hawk 0 17 36216 Red-tailed Hawk 132 849 972 Rough-legged Hawk 0 3 3 Golden Eagle 4 12 12 American Kestrel 0 88 397 Merlin 0 5 16 Peregrine Falcon 0 5 16 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: 1071 33706 74419 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Josh Haas Observers: Calvin Brennan, Darlene Friedman, Rodney Laura Visitors: Kara Haas Saul Hanft Richard and Ann Naber Genesee Audubon field trip Ron and Gloria Harkness Joy Barron Weather: After some early morning cloudiness and haze, conditions were sunny with high cirrus cloud cover. Winds were light from the west early in the day becoming initially south and then moderate from the southeast. Raptor Observations: Not altogether slow by most accounts, the day however was much less productive in terms of migration than the last several, not surprising given the conditions. Much of the TV movement was well to the north but at least folks got to see some of the Buteos that came overhead with some excellent views provided by both Red-tails and Red-shoulders. Unfortunately the four Golden Eagles seen were also well to the north. Non-raptor Observations: ======================================================================== 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 ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org 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
