DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 26, 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 293 293 Osprey 0 40 40 Bald Eagle 0 43 43 Northern Harrier 0 73 73 Sharp-shinned Hawk 9 1433 1433 Cooper's Hawk 0 77 77 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 0 19902 19902 Red-tailed Hawk 0 104 104 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 296 296 Merlin 0 22 22 Peregrine Falcon 1 12 12 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 Mississippi Kite 0 1 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1 Total: 10 22298 22298 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:30:00 Observation end time: 13:30:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Seth Cutright Observers: Visitors: A group of about 12 on a field trip from Ohio stopped by. Weather: Drizzle and fog early. Some light fog most of the day. Wind was 0-6MPH all day. Also 100% cloudy. Raptor Observations: Only 10 in 6 hours Non-raptor Observations: 8 warbler species and a number of other small-land birds around. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Seth Cutright (seth.cutright@gmail.com) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/