HSR: DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark (09 Nov 2009) 7 Raptors

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DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark
Brownstown, Michigan, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 09, 2009
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture               0            587          54734
Osprey                       0              0             46
Bald Eagle                   0             11            108
Northern Harrier             0             12            158
Sharp-shinned Hawk           0             30           3234
Cooper's Hawk                0             25            305
Northern Goshawk             1              4             20
Red-shouldered Hawk          0             35            387
Broad-winged Hawk            0              0          20016
Red-tailed Hawk              6            406           1894
Rough-legged Hawk            0              3              8
Golden Eagle                 0             27             90
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:                       7           1140          81526
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end   time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours

Official Counter:        Seth Cutright

Observers:        Rodney Laura

Visitors:
2


Weather:
A very slow day.  Not much going on at all.  It was 100% cloud cover with
light winds from the East-South-East or changing to the South or
South-West-South.  They were mostly 0-6mph.  Visibility was clear but with
some light fog in the background.  

 





Raptor Observations:
6 Red-tailed Hawks and 1 Northern Goshawk made up the total count.

Non-raptor Observations:
Many American Robins and Golden-crowned Kinglets were around today.  One
American Tree Sparrow was mixed in with some White-throated Sparrows.  

Predictions:
Should be better with Northeast winds Tuesday.
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Report submitted by Seth Cutright (seth.cutright@...)
SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at:
http://www.smrr.net/


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