DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 28, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 1 2830 122325 Osprey 0 0 63 Bald Eagle 3 19 217 Northern Harrier 1 59 465 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 49 6504 Cooper's Hawk 2 92 834 Northern Goshawk 2 13 21 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 211 488 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 79572 Red-tailed Hawk 4 1878 3207 Rough-legged Hawk 0 29 29 Golden Eagle 4 54 72 American Kestrel 0 2 675 Merlin 0 4 52 Peregrine Falcon 0 3 40 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 17 Prairie Falcon 0 0 3 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 5 Total: 18 5244 214590 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 10:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 4 hours Official Counter: Rob Payne Observers: Don Sherwood, John Elliott, Rodney Laura Visitors: Not the huge party I tried to turn it into, but 6 people isn't bad. Is that a shin-dig or a hootenanny? Maybe a get together? Weather: Today was exceptionally nice for late November. The day was sunny for the most part, clearing up more as the day went on. Winds light from the northwest, until 1pm when the wind shifted to the east and picked up speed a bit. Today also held some of the best visibility we've had all month. Raptor Observations: Raptor migration went as predicted. Though numbers were still relatively low, the day was action packed, at least till the winds shifted and shut down the count. Eagles stole the show with 4 for Golden Eagle and 3 for Bald Eagle. The first bird of the day was a juvenile Northern Goshawk, which came through close just to the south of the count site. A second Northern Goshawk, an adult, came through an hour later to our north. A single Turkey Vulture made a push through, it must have had passport problems in Canada. A total of 18 raptors were counted of 8 species. Non-raptor Observations: Our local female Long-tailed Duck was back with the American Coot raft today. 17 Tundra Swans were noted flying south today. Predictions: Warmer and sunnier for what looks to be the last day of the season. For the first time all season the weather casters have predicted rain for Tuesday for over a week. Odds are Tuesday's count will not happen. ======================================================================== 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/
