DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 13, 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 2 Turkey Vulture 0 231 35147 Osprey 0 0 140 Bald Eagle 0 8 110 Northern Harrier 0 7 144 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 43 3557 Cooper's Hawk 0 21 270 Northern Goshawk 0 3 6 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 34 148 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 36216 Red-tailed Hawk 4 456 1996 Rough-legged Hawk 0 7 15 Golden Eagle 0 16 69 American Kestrel 0 2 403 Merlin 0 3 19 Peregrine Falcon 2 4 22 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total: 10 835 78264 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:30:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Raburn Howland, Rodney Laura Visitors: Jim Maki Saul Hanft Pete Przybylski Weather: Mostly overcast skies were seen for much of the day today with some sunny breaks, particularly in the afternoon. Winds were light to moderate from the southwest. Raptor Observations: Non-raptor Observations: Most numerous non-raptor migrants today were Horned Lark, Robin and Bonaparte's Gull. Three Tree Swallows were also noted. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan (common_raven@hotmail.com) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/