DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 23, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 107614 108985 Osprey 0 8 60 Bald Eagle 0 50 188 Northern Harrier 0 117 379 Sharp-shinned Hawk 21 1283 6238 Cooper's Hawk 0 437 674 Northern Goshawk 0 4 6 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 252 257 Broad-winged Hawk 0 209 79572 Red-tailed Hawk 0 841 1089 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 6 6 American Kestrel 0 96 669 Merlin 0 16 40 Peregrine Falcon 0 15 35 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 17 Prairie Falcon 0 1 3 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 5 Total: 21 110949 198223 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Rob Payne Observers: Greg Norwood, Jeff Schultz, Rodney Laura Visitors: Many hawk watchers were out in droves today, a normal looking weekend crew for the most part. Talks of rain may have kept many people from coming out. However a afternoon presentation by raptor photographer Vic Berardi, brought many people down. Weather: Today was unusually warm for mid-October. It was socked-in cloudy all day, and threatened rain throughout the count period. Winds were consistent from the north west, but did not have enough strength to move the flags. Temperatures topped off in the low 70s. Raptor Observations: Incredibly quite, literally the slowest day of the month. The only species seen today was Sharp-shinned Hawk, with only 21 seen. Low winds, solid cloudiness, and thick haze made finding birds very hard today. Non-raptor Observations: A few flocks of American Crows made a push early in the day. A single Horned Lark was our first of the season for the count site. Predictions: Tomorrow should be a good day for hawk watching. Sunnier and warmer is predicted. A bit of rain may make an appearance, but shouldn't be enough to close down the count. ======================================================================== 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/
