DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 10, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 1 1 Turkey Vulture 1098 15520 16903 Osprey 1 14 125 Bald Eagle 2 19 83 Northern Harrier 6 23 110 Sharp-shinned Hawk 86 476 2768 Cooper's Hawk 4 54 174 Northern Goshawk 0 2 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 13 20 23 Broad-winged Hawk 0 11 36210 Red-tailed Hawk 113 288 411 Rough-legged Hawk 1 1 1 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 5 73 382 Merlin 1 2 13 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 12 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: 1330 16505 57218 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Charlene Brennan, Frank Kitakis, John Elliott, Rodney Laura Visitors: Saul Hanft Ron Harkness Jim Lynch Jim Maki Weather: Sunny skies prevailed throughout the day with little or no cloud cover. Winds were light and variable early in the day becoming light to moderate southeast by late morning. Raptor Observations: Overall the flight was similar to yesterday but with a noticeable increase in Buteo numbers. Much of the flight was well to the north, a predictable scenario given the wind and surely there were quite a few birds that made the passage undetected from the count area. Highlighting the day was the final bird tallied, a light morph Rough-legged Hawk, just the second of the season thus far. Non-raptor Observations: Sparrows have moved into the area in some numbers now, particularly Swamp, White-throated and White-crowned. Blue Jays seem to be still on the go in large groups which is getting to be a bit on the late side for so many to be still migrating. There was one modest-sized crow flock that migrated by but I wouldnt expect to see large groups of this species for a couple of weeks yet. Monarchs trickled steadily through today with perhaps a couple dozen in all seen. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) 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 [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
