DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 23, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 331 331 Osprey 0 47 47 Bald Eagle 0 116 116 Northern Harrier 1 213 213 Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 4312 4312 Cooper's Hawk 1 149 149 Northern Goshawk 0 2 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2 Broad-winged Hawk 0 75208 75208 Red-tailed Hawk 0 216 216 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 6 513 513 Merlin 0 21 21 Peregrine Falcon 0 12 12 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 16 16 Prairie Falcon 0 1 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 3 3 Total: 13 81162 81162 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Rob Payne Observers: Raburn Howland, Rodney Laura Visitors: Only a couple non-volunteers. Weather: Hot and hazy was the theme of the day; as visibility was counted in meters, and heat was in the 90's. We spiked our heat at 1:15pm with an impressive 94 degrees Fahrenheit. Raptor Observations: An incredibly slow day despite the season. The high temperatures and the very low visualization made it very hard to find migrants. Most raptors that where moving probably used the high thermals to rise above our strong cover of have. Almost all we saw where falcons and accipiters. A total of 13 species of 4 species. Non-raptor Observations: Predictions: A low pressure system is moving in from the southwest which is riding on some extremely strong winds. Winds are predicted to be in the teens with gusts in 30s. Another slow day is in order as only the strongest fliers will brave the winds. ======================================================================== 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/
