DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 06, 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 15 1067 52501 Osprey 0 0 85 Bald Eagle 0 5 185 Northern Harrier 2 14 238 Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 66 5300 Cooper's Hawk 4 44 695 Northern Goshawk 0 5 16 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 162 366 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 195858 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 5 Red-tailed Hawk 43 1184 3020 Rough-legged Hawk 1 5 13 Golden Eagle 9 47 142 American Kestrel 0 2 664 Merlin 0 1 21 Peregrine Falcon 0 2 20 Unknown Accipiter 0 4 60 Unknown Buteo 0 16 57 Unknown Falcon 0 2 5 Unknown Eagle 0 0 2 Unknown Raptor 0 13 37 Total: 81 2639 259290 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Jeff Schultz Observers: Jonathan Stein, Rodney Laura Visitors: Rosemary Brady, Rachel Schwartz, Jerry Jourdan, Sue Wright and Diana Dugall stopped by. Weather: Moderate temperatures with a slight breeze throughout. There was minimal cloud cover in the morning and slightly more in the afternoon. Winds were mostly out of the south. Raptor Observations: Another nine golden eagles! Non-raptor Observations: Three cave swallows and two tree swallows were spotted early in the morning. A dozen or so pine siskins were foraging in the trees near the count site later in the day. Two more Monarchs were also noted. ======================================================================== 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/
