DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 08, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 2 4 4 Osprey 2 13 13 Bald Eagle 7 18 18 Northern Harrier 0 3 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 21 21 Cooper's Hawk 0 4 4 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 2 2 Red-tailed Hawk 2 17 17 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 4 18 18 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: 20 100 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Rob Payne Observers: Jim Maki, Rodney Laura Weather: Moderate winds from the west-southwest at 7 to 12 mph throughout the day with mostly cloudy conditions. Raptor Observations: 20 raptors of 6 species was low, but a fantastic passage of bald eagles occurred with a total of 7 for the day. We are on track for a great year for this species. 3 sharpies and 4 kestrels were indicative of the poor migration conditions from the head wind. Non-raptor Observations: A red-headed woodpecker flew over the count as well as a red-breasted nuthatch. Predictions: Tomorrow's northwest winds should bring lots of birds and really good passerine migration because of the ideal northerly wind conditions for nocturnal migrants. ======================================================================== 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/
