DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 10, 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 207 14035 14552 Osprey 0 6 75 Bald Eagle 2 54 151 Northern Harrier 1 73 175 Sharp-shinned Hawk 30 1409 3820 Cooper's Hawk 9 316 415 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 17 19 Broad-winged Hawk 1 640 195856 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 5 Red-tailed Hawk 3 211 289 Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1 Golden Eagle 0 5 5 American Kestrel 0 189 593 Merlin 0 0 11 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 14 Unknown Accipiter 0 14 28 Unknown Buteo 0 9 9 Unknown Falcon 0 0 2 Unknown Eagle 0 1 1 Unknown Raptor 0 4 8 Total: 255 16985 216029 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Greg Norwood, Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Patrick Mulawa Visitors: A few people stopped by including Bob Heinel, Chris Cavedoni, Karen Morris, Trina Bresser-Matous and Phil Matous. Weather: Cool to start, the temperature quickly jumped back into the 70s, where it's been for the last several days. It was again hazy and clear for the most part. Some clouds crept in toward the end of the watch. Winds were initially out of the south, becoming southeast later. Raptor Observations: Not a whole lot going on. Our vultures continue to remain mere specks in the hazy distance. Non-raptor Observations: Three blackpoll warblers could be seen foraging in one of our favored trees near the watch site. A northern shoveler was observed during the last hour. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jonathan Stein ([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/
