DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark
Brownstown, Michigan, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 04, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 2
Turkey Vulture 18 167 35083
Osprey 0 0 140
Bald Eagle 0 3 105
Northern Harrier 2 2 139
Sharp-shinned Hawk 24 33 3547
Cooper's Hawk 4 8 257
Northern Goshawk 0 1 4
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 12 126
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 36216
Red-tailed Hawk 26 251 1791
Rough-legged Hawk 0 5 13
Golden Eagle 2 10 63
American Kestrel 0 1 402
Merlin 0 1 17
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 18
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: 77 494 77923
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Calvin Brennan
Observers: Fred Kirn, Rodney Laura
Visitors:
Jim Maki
Stan Kowalski
Ron Harkness
Jim Lynch
Joy Barron
Saul Hanft
Pat Mulawa
Mike Sefton
Weather:
Hello all,
On an unseasonably warm early November day, conditions were sunny
throughout the day with just a bit of high cloud cover. A light haze was
also seen during the day. Winds were light southwest early becoming
somewhat variable but generally from the southeast by midday.
Raptor Observations:
Just a light migration was seen today with predictably much of the activity
well to the north of the count area.
Non-raptor Observations:
In addition to the large flocks of migrant blackbirds that have been coming
through over the last week or so, huge migrating groups of Starlings were
seen today. Some of these groups were probably in the 5-8 thousand bird
range. A single Monarch was also a noteworthy sighting today.
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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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