HSR: DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark (08 Nov 2009) 33 Raptors

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DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark
Brownstown, Michigan, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 08, 2009
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture              13            600          54747
Osprey                       0              0             46
Bald Eagle                   0             11            108
Northern Harrier             0             12            158
Sharp-shinned Hawk           3             33           3237
Cooper's Hawk                2             27            307
Northern Goshawk             1              4             20
Red-shouldered Hawk          1             36            388
Broad-winged Hawk            0              0          20016
Red-tailed Hawk             10            410           1898
Rough-legged Hawk            1              4              9
Golden Eagle                 2             29             92
American Kestrel             0              0            438
Merlin                       0              0             39
Peregrine Falcon             0              0             32
Unknown Accipiter            0              0              0
Unknown Buteo                0              0             12
Unknown Falcon               0              0              0
Unknown Eagle                0              0              0
Unknown Raptor               0              0              0
Mississippi Kite             0              0              1
Swainson's Hawk              0              0              4

Total:                      33           1166          81552
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Observation start time: 10:00:00
Observation end   time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours

Official Counter:        Greg Norwood

Observers:        Darlene Friedman, Mark Wloch, Richard Naber, Rodney Laura

Visitors:
Dan Gertiser, Pat Mulawa, Ron Harkness, Gloria Harkness, Terry Kowalczyk,
John Stewart, Lorie Oye, Don Sherwood, Rosemary Brady, Paul Cypher, Al
Kostyniak and others


Weather:
It was unseasonably warm with hazy conditions limiting visibility to about
5 to 6 km. Winds were not conducive for migration at this site with light
east-south-east all day and no cloud cover to easily pick up the birds that
were moving through.



Raptor Observations:
The first two hours were the best with one juvenile northern goshawk flying
right overhead, 1 light morph rough-legged hawk, and two golden eagles
essentially right over the count.


Non-raptor Observations:
During the passage of the second golden eagle, a lapland longspur flew
over. An American golden plover flew across the water over Gibraltar in the
afternoon.



Predictions:
Tuesday may be good if it doesn't rain, but Wednesday with a north wind is
looking really good.

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Report submitted by Greg Norwood (Greg_Norwood@...)
SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at:
http://www.smrr.net/


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