DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 18, 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 40 187 187 Osprey 0 34 34 Bald Eagle 0 56 56 Northern Harrier 5 70 70 Sharp-shinned Hawk 58 1547 1547 Cooper's Hawk 3 51 51 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 2 2 Broad-winged Hawk 233 192929 192929 Swainson's Hawk 1 5 5 Red-tailed Hawk 8 66 66 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 17 321 321 Merlin 0 7 7 Peregrine Falcon 1 3 3 Unknown Accipiter 0 4 4 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 1 1 Total: 366 195284 195284 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Jeff Schultz Observers: Don Sherwood, Jonathan Stein, Josh Haas, Rodney Laura Visitors: Lots of people stopped in. Too many to count, really. Thanks to everyone who came by this weekend. Hope to see many of you out there again. Weather: Cool and clear with strong and persistent winds from the southeast. Raptor Observations: Strong southeast winds usually spell doom, but there was some nice variety today, if not a whole lot of volume. The highlight was a way-up-there swainson's hawk high overhead. Non-raptor Observations: A single sandhill crane flew by during the 12 o'clock hour. Predictions: There's an 80 percent chance of rain all day tomorrow. As of now, it's not looking good for conducting a hawkcount. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Greg Norwood ([email protected]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.drhawkwatch.org Site Description: The primary site used by the Detroit River Hawk Watch (a joint venture of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge and it's Friends group, the International Wildlife Refuge Alliance) is the Boat Launch at Lake Erie Metropark located approximately 20 miles south of Detroit, Michigan. A secondary site, the Headquarters of Pointe Mouillee State Game Area is used during certain wind conditions. When staffing is available, both sites can be used at the same time. The season begins on the first day of September and concludes on the final day of November. For details and directions, log on to www.drhawkwatch.org Directions to site: Lake Erie Metropark: >From I-75, exit at Huron River Drive (exit 27). Continue east on Huron River Drive. Turn left on West Jefferson and proceed a few hundred yards to the entrance of Lake Erie Metropark. After paying the entrance fee, follow the signs to the Boat Launch. _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
