DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 24, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 2829 122324 Osprey 0 0 63 Bald Eagle 0 16 214 Northern Harrier 0 58 464 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 49 6504 Cooper's Hawk 1 90 832 Northern Goshawk 0 11 19 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 210 487 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 79572 Red-tailed Hawk 3 1874 3203 Rough-legged Hawk 0 29 29 Golden Eagle 0 50 68 American Kestrel 0 2 675 Merlin 0 4 52 Peregrine Falcon 0 3 40 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 17 Prairie Falcon 0 0 3 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 5 Total: 4 5226 214572 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 10:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 3 hours Official Counter: Rob Payne Observers: Jim Maki, Rodney Laura Visitors: There are 6 days left of the season, but my optimism lives on. This weekend is our last chance for a major push to go on the books. I think it's possible, and the more eyes we get the better. Here is a call to all dedicated hawk watchers and blog followers. If you have the ability and the availability, come down this weekend. Bring your warm weather clothes, some optics, and maybe some charcoal. Let's make this final weekend count. For the list-serve folk: If you haven't been here before, don't let the recent numbers sway you. Visit www.drhawkwatch.org for information about what we do. Weather: Today was a sunless breezy day, mixed with the typical November low temperatures. Winds from the north east were moderate around 7mph, with gusts barely over 10mph. In short, it was incredibly cold sitting out there facing the breeze. Raptor Observations: Well it's officially the time of season for low numbers, so our 4 birds today are right on par. I saw more raptors on my way home (locals) than I saw at the count. Non-raptor Observations: Our local female Long-tailed Duck was back in the American Coot raft near the count site. Tundra Swans numbers are increasing with 217 seen throughout the count period. Predictions: Tomorrow looks to be an all day rain out. It will start tonight and continue on through late tomorrow night. It looks like the only bird watching we'll be doing tomorrow is watching the Turkey in the oven. Friday shows more precipitation in the afternoon, mostly snow is the expected. Saturday through Monday is going to be sunnier and warmer, but still seasonably cool. That three day period is the best bet we have to get some higher numbers. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Greg Norwood (greg_norw...@fws.gov) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.drhawkwatch.org _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
