DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 25, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 2 2 Turkey Vulture 70 32432 33815 Osprey 2 26 137 Bald Eagle 1 31 95 Northern Harrier 1 40 127 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 1133 3425 Cooper's Hawk 1 108 228 Northern Goshawk 0 3 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 106 109 Broad-winged Hawk 0 17 36216 Red-tailed Hawk 12 1019 1142 Rough-legged Hawk 0 5 5 Golden Eagle 0 17 17 American Kestrel 0 88 397 Merlin 0 5 16 Peregrine Falcon 2 7 18 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: 91 35039 75752 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Don Sherwood, Rodney Laura Visitors: Saul Hanft Ron and Gloria Harkness Weather: Skies were mostly cloudy today with some extended sunny breaks. Winds were brisk west-southwest becoming more due west by mid afternoon. Raptor Observations: Migration continued to be slow with little in the way of a sustained flight. Much of the total for the day was represented by a single fair-sized TV group with only a sprinkling of other migrants noted. Two Peregrines provided a couple of highlights for the day along with some great views of two of the local pairs of Bald Eagles. Non-raptor Observations: Tree Swallows were fairly numerous with perhaps a couple hundred noted altogether. ======================================================================== 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
