DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 12, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 2 Turkey Vulture 5 231 35147 Osprey 0 0 140 Bald Eagle 2 8 110 Northern Harrier 1 7 144 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 39 3553 Cooper's Hawk 4 21 270 Northern Goshawk 0 3 6 Red-shouldered Hawk 13 34 148 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 36216 Red-tailed Hawk 90 452 1992 Rough-legged Hawk 0 7 15 Golden Eagle 2 16 69 American Kestrel 0 2 403 Merlin 0 3 19 Peregrine Falcon 1 2 20 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: 120 825 78254 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Rodney Laura Visitors: Jim Maki Ron Harkness Weather: Bright overcast skies with some sunny breaks were the dominate conditions today. Winds were light to moderate varying from south-southeast to east-southeast. Heavier cloud cover moved into the area later in the day ahead of rain forecast for the overnight. Raptor Observations: There was a steady flow of birds for a couple of hours in the middle of day today, the best movement of birds in about a week. The passage was dominated by Red-tails but with a decent diversity seen overall, highlighted by a couple of Golden Eagles and a Peregrine. Non-raptor Observations: Non-raptor migrants included a few large crow flocks and several small to medium sized groups of Snow Buntings. Migrating Great Blue Heron flocks included one group of about 30 birds. ======================================================================== 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
