DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 24, 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 1300 52734 Osprey 0 0 85 Bald Eagle 1 43 223 Northern Harrier 0 49 273 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 96 5330 Cooper's Hawk 0 103 754 Northern Goshawk 1 15 26 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 251 455 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 195858 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 5 Red-tailed Hawk 1 2166 4002 Rough-legged Hawk 0 11 19 Golden Eagle 0 68 163 American Kestrel 0 2 664 Merlin 0 1 21 Peregrine Falcon 0 3 21 Unknown Accipiter 0 5 61 Unknown Buteo 0 19 60 Unknown Falcon 0 2 5 Unknown Eagle 0 0 2 Unknown Raptor 0 16 40 Total: 3 4150 260801 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Jonathan Stein Observers: Andrew Sturgess, Rodney Laura Weather: It was cold. It was damp. It was foggy. The wind was light and out of the west. Raptor Observations: One very memorable look at one very memorable bird. A juvenile northern goshawk decided to cross at eye level no more than twenty feet from us during the 11 o'clock hour. As might be expected on Thanksgiving, the bird had a very full crop. Non-raptor Observations: Four common goldeneye flew by early in the morning. Two more black-crowned night herons were seen. ======================================================================== 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/
