DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 21, 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 2 Turkey Vulture 2 236 35152 Osprey 0 0 140 Bald Eagle 8 23 125 Northern Harrier 0 9 146 Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 65 3579 Cooper's Hawk 10 36 285 Northern Goshawk 0 5 8 Red-shouldered Hawk 8 58 172 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 36216 Red-tailed Hawk 139 689 2229 Rough-legged Hawk 0 8 16 Golden Eagle 3 21 74 American Kestrel 0 2 403 Merlin 0 3 19 Peregrine Falcon 0 5 23 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: 175 1160 78589 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 10:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Frank Kitakis, Rodney Laura Visitors: Ron Harkness Weather: Sunny skies prevailed today with some cumulous cloud cover later in the day. Winds were strong and brisk from the west-northwest. Raptor Observations: There was a surprisingly strong movement of birds on this cold and windy day, dominated strongly by a good late-season Red-tail flight but with a decent variety of other migrants noted as well. Many of the birds were low as they struggled to make positive headway against the considerable wind. Non-raptor Observations: Crows continue to migrate through in small to moderate-sized flocks along with considerable numbers of Robins and Starlings and small flocks of finches. ======================================================================== 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
