DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark
Brownstown, Michigan, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 17, 2009
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 2306 49294 50040
Osprey 0 3 46
Bald Eagle 3 40 88
Northern Harrier 5 49 124
Sharp-shinned Hawk 94 1376 2948
Cooper's Hawk 13 148 235
Northern Goshawk 1 8 8
Red-shouldered Hawk 116 285 286
Broad-winged Hawk 0 81 20015
Red-tailed Hawk 282 937 1053
Rough-legged Hawk 0 3 3
Golden Eagle 14 23 23
American Kestrel 1 124 429
Merlin 0 13 35
Peregrine Falcon 1 18 32
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
Mississippi Kite 0 0 1
Swainson's Hawk 0 3 4
Total: 2836 52405 75370
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 15:45:00
Total observation time: 7.75 hours
Official Counter: Seth Cutright
Observers: Darlene Friedman, Don Sherwood, Greg Norwood, Jeff Schultz,
Paul Cypher, Rodney Laura
Visitors:
Thanks to Allan Brushaber, and Melinda Powers for finding the first Golden
Eagle of the day that was really close.
Weather:
Cloud cover went from around 40% up to 100% by late in the day. Clear
visibility was all day with wind from the West-North-West. It was around
10-15mph all day.
Raptor Observations:
It was the first day that was really good for Golden Eagles. 14 were
counted, along with 1 Northern Goshawk. It was also a good day for
Red-shouldered Hawk and Red-tailed Hawk, with 116 Red-shouldered, and 282
Red-tailed Hawks.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Seth Cutright ([email protected])
SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at:
http://www.smrr.net/
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