DRHW- Pointe Mouillee State Game Area
Michigan, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 21, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 103 218 218
Osprey 1 8 8
Bald Eagle 9 23 23
Northern Harrier 43 78 78
Sharp-shinned Hawk 346 690 690
Cooper's Hawk 33 74 74
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 3 4 4
Broad-winged Hawk 692 285508 285508
Red-tailed Hawk 33 81 81
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 199 289 289
Merlin 0 5 5
Peregrine Falcon 1 10 10
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
Swainson's Hawk 0 4 4
Total: 1463 286992 286992
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Josh Haas
Observers: Bob Ake, Calvin Brennan, Charlene Brennan, Darlene Friedman,
Jeff Schultz
Visitors:
Saul Hanft
Stan Kowalski
Gloria and Ron Harkness
Steve and Cathy Varkoly
Tex Wells
Joan Tisdale
Bob Jacobs
Weather:
After early morning cloud and fog, there was gradual clearing with mostly
sunny conditions prevailing from late morning onward. Some light haze
persisted throughout the day. Winds were light north-north west early
becoming northeast by midday.
Raptor Observations:
The flight began slowly but improved rapidly as overhead conditions became
clearer. Several species had their best movements of the fall thus far,
most notably Kestrels and Harriers that had been recorded in low numbers up
to this point. A few decent Broad-wing kettles were seen at midday but
certainly we are seeing the wind down for this species.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
SMRR- Pointe Mouillee State Game Area information may be found at:
http://www.smrr.net/
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