DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark
Brownstown, Michigan, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 20, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 1 243 243
Osprey 2 89 89
Bald Eagle 3 46 46
Northern Harrier 1 46 46
Sharp-shinned Hawk 178 1276 1276
Cooper's Hawk 2 64 64
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2
Broad-winged Hawk 0 34007 34007
Red-tailed Hawk 0 69 69
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 11 133 133
Merlin 0 7 7
Peregrine Falcon 2 4 4
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: 200 35986 35986
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 15:30:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Calvin Brennan
Observers: Bob Ake, Charlene Brennan, Chuck Owens, Jeff Loughman,
Jeff Schultz
Visitors:
Hard to tally the total number of folks at the watch today with people
coming and going but 75+ were there at any given time from mid morning
onward.
Weather:
Sunshine prevailed throughout the day today with a fair amount of high
cloud cover. Winds were non-existent for much of the early part of the day,
becoming light and variable then light to moderate southeast by late
morning.
Raptor Observations:
Movement overall was quite stagnant today, quite expected given the
conditions, with little in the way of variety, perhaps a bit disappointing
for those gathered for our annual Hawkfest. Sharpies were the only species
that flew in any sort of numbers moving in a consistent pace throughout the
day.
Non-raptor Observations:
Warblers continued to keep people entertained today highlighted by several
Parulas that were in attendence along with the usual Cape Mays, Blackpolls
and such. A Sora was seen early in the day from the Cherry Island trail
bridge in the usual spot that has produced sightings in the past.
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Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at:
http://www.smrr.net/
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