DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 10, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 14 18 18 Osprey 0 13 13 Bald Eagle 2 20 20 Northern Harrier 2 5 5 Sharp-shinned Hawk 9 30 30 Cooper's Hawk 2 6 6 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 1 3 3 Red-tailed Hawk 15 32 32 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 5 23 23 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: 50 150 150 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Rob Payne Observers: Greg Norwood, Jim Lynch, John Elliott, Rodney Laura Visitors: Visitor numbers have increased with the favorable weather. We even had more visitors than volunteers at one point mid-day. Weather: Blessed with moderate winds from the east today. Temperatures where mild if not a little chilly, fall sneaked up on us. Clear start to the day with light clouds building as the day progressed. Raptor Observations: Much better weather conditions helped increase the number of migrants. 50 individuals where counted of 8 species. Non-raptor Observations: Good day for non-raptor migrants. The wind shift allowed more birds to cross over from Canada. A Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was seen flying over the count site. A single female Black-throated Blue Warbler made an appearance at The Spruce tree. A fly by American Bittern was a very nice surprise being the first heron of the day. Predictions: Winds from the south east will continue to push raptors out of Canada, and hopefully to where we are. Rain is predicted to come from the west in the afternoon. ======================================================================== 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/
