DRHW- Pointe Mouillee State Game Area Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 18, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 27 405 34503 Osprey 0 0 11 Bald Eagle 0 4 54 Northern Harrier 3 11 143 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 29 1135 Cooper's Hawk 3 20 164 Northern Goshawk 0 0 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 47 143 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 285546 Red-tailed Hawk 78 541 1496 Rough-legged Hawk 0 8 12 Golden Eagle 5 40 59 American Kestrel 0 1 391 Merlin 0 1 9 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 14 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 0 5 Short-eared Owl 0 1 4 Total: 123 1109 323691 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:30:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 5.5 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Fred Kirn, John Elliott, Lathe Claflin, Rodney Laura Weather: Today saw sunny skies with just a bit of cumulous cloud cover in the afternoon. Winds were moderate but gusty and brisk from the northwest varying to the west-northwest. Raptor Observations: A fairly steady movement of birds was recorded distributed fairly evenly throughout the day before tapering off sharply in the mid afternoon. While predictably dominated by Red-tails, the movement had a fair diversity highlighted by the handful of Golden Eagles recorded. Non-raptor Observations: Large numbers of Tundra Swans are now present in the Pointe Mouillee area with several hundred feeding there at any given time today and many more moving overhead throughout the day. Huge groups of diving ducks were also present (Scaup and Redheads). Several groups of Sandhill Cranes were noted today southbound, the largest single group numbering almost 60 birds. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Pointe Mouillee State Game Area 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
