DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 23, 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 235 235 Osprey 0 41 41 Bald Eagle 0 68 68 Northern Harrier 0 83 83 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 1683 1683 Cooper's Hawk 0 62 62 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2 Broad-winged Hawk 0 192967 192967 Swainson's Hawk 0 5 5 Red-tailed Hawk 0 66 66 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 340 340 Merlin 0 8 8 Peregrine Falcon 0 4 4 Unknown Accipiter 0 4 4 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 2 2 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 1 1 Total: 0 195571 195571 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (No count conducted today) Weather: The rain fell down. Raptor Observations: Non-raptor Observations: Predictions: The potential for more rain remains. Only a 30 percent chance tomorrow, though. Winds look to be light out of the north to start and then will shift to the southwest and south later. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Greg Norwood (greg_norw...@fws.gov) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.drhawkwatch.org Site Description: The primary site used by the Detroit River Hawk Watch (a joint venture of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge and it's Friends group, the International Wildlife Refuge Alliance) is the Boat Launch at Lake Erie Metropark located approximately 20 miles south of Detroit, Michigan. A secondary site, the Headquarters of Pointe Mouillee State Game Area is used during certain wind conditions. When staffing is available, both sites can be used at the same time. The season begins on the first day of September and concludes on the final day of November. For details and directions, log on to www.drhawkwatch.org Directions to site: Lake Erie Metropark: >From I-75, exit at Huron River Drive (exit 27). Continue east on Huron River Drive. Turn left on West Jefferson and proceed a few hundred yards to the entrance of Lake Erie Metropark. After paying the entrance fee, follow the signs to the Boat Launch. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
