DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 05, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 5148 52311 53682 Osprey 0 2 54 Bald Eagle 1 11 149 Northern Harrier 11 40 302 Sharp-shinned Hawk 156 304 5259 Cooper's Hawk 61 131 368 Northern Goshawk 1 1 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 39 50 55 Broad-winged Hawk 12 60 79423 Red-tailed Hawk 29 93 341 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 9 24 597 Merlin 1 7 31 Peregrine Falcon 2 8 28 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 17 Prairie Falcon 0 0 2 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 5 Total: 5470 53043 140317 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Rob Payne Observers: John Elliott, Rodney Laura Visitors: More than yesterday, most where regulars. Weather: Today was windy and cool with the storm front from the east coast lingering overhead. Clouds cleared up in the afternoon and warmed things up nicely. Still migration was slow in comparison to yesterday's record breaker. Raptor Observations: Only 5,148 Turkey Vultures where counted today, not bad historically, but a dramatic change from yesterday. Hawk numbers where up, with less Turkey Vultures to count. We had a total of 5,470 birds of 12 species, right on par. Sharp-shinned Hawks continue to push with 156 counted for the day. A single juvenile Northern Goshawk made for a 3 accipiter day. Red-shouldered Hawks have increased to near normal numbers with 39, and Red-tailed Hawks continue at 29. Non-raptor Observations: More Dark-eyed Juncos (Slate-colored) have moved into the count site. An odd find was a recently deceased White-throated Sparrow, which provided a great chance to study a really cool bird. Don't worry I washed my hands. Predictions: Tomorrow is supposed to warm up to 70f with the loss of the current low pressure system. It should be sunny and good for hawk migration. If not, it will be a beautiful day anyway. ======================================================================== 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/
