DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 30, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 842 54989 Osprey 0 0 46 Bald Eagle 0 21 118 Northern Harrier 0 23 169 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 55 3259 Cooper's Hawk 0 55 335 Northern Goshawk 0 8 24 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 263 615 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 20016 Red-tailed Hawk 1 986 2474 Rough-legged Hawk 0 8 13 Golden Eagle 0 54 117 American Kestrel 0 3 441 Merlin 0 0 39 Peregrine Falcon 0 3 35 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 12 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 2 2 Mississippi Kite 0 0 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 4 Total: 1 2323 82709 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 10:30:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Seth Cutright Observers: Nora Curiel, Rodney Laura Visitors: Thanks to Rodney and Nora, the last two people to come out to the count, on the cold and slow last day. Thanks to everyone else who came out during the rest of the season. More of a final write up about the season later, on the message board. Weather: Winds started from the West-North-West at around 5-10mph. Then they changed to West and only around 5mph. Cloud cover went from 60% up to 100%. Visibility was clear. Raptor Observations: Only 1 migratory raptor went by in the afternoon. The last count bird of the season was a Red-tailed Hawk. A few Bald Eagles and Red-tailed Hawks that did not migrate also were around. Non-raptor Observations: A few flocks of Tundra Swans could either be heard or seen going by. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Seth Cutright (seth.cutri...@gmail.com) 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 information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
