DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 20, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 2 2 Turkey Vulture 217 31549 32932 Osprey 1 22 133 Bald Eagle 2 29 93 Northern Harrier 0 38 125 Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 1116 3408 Cooper's Hawk 1 103 223 Northern Goshawk 0 2 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 95 98 Broad-winged Hawk 0 17 36216 Red-tailed Hawk 10 859 982 Rough-legged Hawk 0 3 3 Golden Eagle 0 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: 239 33945 74658 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 14:30:00 Total observation time: 6.5 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Rodney Laura, Terry Angevine Visitors: Paul Cypher Ron Harkness Weather: Mostly sunny conditions prevailed during the morning hours with heavier cloud cover moving into the area in the afternoon as a frontal system approached from the west. This system is forecast to bring rain in the overnight and much colder temperatures after the passage of a cold front. Winds were moderate to fairly strong varying from west-southwest to southwest. Raptor Observations: Migration was very stagnant with even the vulture flight but a trickle compared to the movement over the last week. Non-raptor Observations: Kinglets of both species continue to be some of the most numerous birds in the area along with large numbers of Robins, White-throated Sparrows and goodly numbers of Hermit Thrushes and Rusty Blackbirds. ======================================================================== 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
