DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 11, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 1596 69152 70523 Osprey 0 4 56 Bald Eagle 1 27 165 Northern Harrier 6 92 354 Sharp-shinned Hawk 111 947 5902 Cooper's Hawk 34 305 542 Northern Goshawk 1 3 5 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 77 82 Broad-winged Hawk 0 206 79569 Red-tailed Hawk 7 188 436 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 2 2 American Kestrel 1 87 660 Merlin 0 15 39 Peregrine Falcon 0 10 30 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 1 3 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 5 Total: 1759 71116 158390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Rob Payne Observers: Patrick Mulawa, Rodney Laura Visitors: A handful of very observant hawk watchers came by. As always my dedicated and skilled Spotters were there to lend a hand. Weather: Today we expected to have a light cold front come in from the northwest. It was hoped that this would convince the birds to move onward. However our warm week pushed the storm out of the area, though we did get a few drops, Arizona style. The temperatures topped off at 71f, and winds where consistent from the east. Haze was strong for the majority of the day, Canada was nothing more than a silhouette. Raptor Observations: Turkey Vultures came in at 1,596 and only in three different hours. Leave it to the Accipiters to keep it exciting, 111 Sharp-shinned Hawks, 33 Cooper's Hawks, and 1 juvie Northern Goshawk. My first recorded male Northern Harrier of the season came in late in the day. Our only countable Falcon was a single American Kestrel. We did see our local Merlin twice in an hour. Final tally is 1,759 of 9 species. Non-raptor Observations: Monarchs, Blue Jays, Swallows, and Blackbirds continue their push out of the state in good numbers. Predictions: Tomorrow will be cooler by nearly 10 degrees Fahrenheit. It will also continue to be sunny with a few light clouds. Hopefully the feeling of fall will get the birds moving. ======================================================================== 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/
