DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 06, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 2 2 Osprey 0 11 11 Bald Eagle 0 10 10 Northern Harrier 0 3 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 15 15 Cooper's Hawk 1 4 4 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 2 2 Red-tailed Hawk 0 14 14 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 3 11 11 Merlin 0 0 0 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 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: 4 72 72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6.42 hours Official Counter: Jeff Schultz Observers: Visitors: 4 and all where Hawk Watch volunteers. Weather: The day begin with light rain, which eased up by the second hour of the count. Heavier rain in the afternoon mixed with slow raptor movement made for an early end to the count day. Raptor Observations: Very slow movement due to weather led to a very slow day. Only 4 individuals where counted of 2 species. Non-raptor Observations: Swallow migration picked up with numerous Cliff Swallows. Two Barid's Sandpipers where feeding on a thick patch of algae. A single Olive-sided Flycatcher was also noted. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Greg Norwood ([email protected]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.drhawkwatch.org _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
