DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 31, 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 260 50917 51434 Osprey 0 16 85 Bald Eagle 1 83 180 Northern Harrier 0 122 224 Sharp-shinned Hawk 7 2823 5234 Cooper's Hawk 7 553 652 Northern Goshawk 0 10 10 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 202 204 Broad-winged Hawk 0 642 195858 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 5 Red-tailed Hawk 7 1758 1836 Rough-legged Hawk 0 8 8 Golden Eagle 0 95 95 American Kestrel 0 258 662 Merlin 0 9 20 Peregrine Falcon 0 5 18 Unknown Accipiter 0 42 56 Unknown Buteo 0 41 41 Unknown Falcon 0 0 2 Unknown Eagle 0 2 2 Unknown Raptor 0 20 24 Total: 284 57606 256650 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 4.5 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, John Elliott, Patrick Mulawa Visitors: Just us regulars. Weather: It was overcast and then it rained and then it was overcast again. The wind was light and variable. Raptor Observations: Another quiet day. In addition to a couple largish kettles of turkey vultures, a handful of sharp-shinned, cooper's and red-tailed hawks were spotted before the rain. Non-raptor Observations: I decided to take a walk along the trails at the end of the day. Nothing out of the ordinary but did find a few interesting birds. Highlights included brown creeper, blackpoll warbler, rusty blackbird, american tree sparrow and swamp sparrow. Predictions: Tomorrow is looking clearer with mostly sunny skies in the morning and partly sunny skies in the afternoon. Temperatures should reach the upper 50s and the wind will be light and mostly out of the south. Sounds pretty good to me. ======================================================================== 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/
