SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 06, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 1 Turkey Vulture 519 1356 70483 Osprey 0 3 246 Bald Eagle 1 5 182 Northern Harrier 6 33 1251 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 52 11974 Cooper's Hawk 9 21 810 Northern Goshawk 0 8 29 Red-shouldered Hawk 50 89 699 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 87359 Red-tailed Hawk 368 559 4736 Rough-legged Hawk 2 8 29 Golden Eagle 2 4 36 American Kestrel 0 3 2378 Merlin 0 0 81 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 85 Unknown 0 0 12 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 14 Total: 960 2141 180405 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Raburn Howland Visitors: Walt Pawloski Jim Maki Pat Mulawa Sol Hanft Anne Hanft Fred Kirn Tim Smart Weather: Today was overcast for much of the day with gradual clearing in mid afternoon. Winds were light to moderate and somewhat variable but generally from the northwest. Observations: The flight was spread out somewhat with the wind remaining light enough so that only a portion of the days movement was over the lake and to the south. Surprising perhaps, or maybe not considering the season, was the considerable TV flight with todays total taking us over 70 thousand. It was nice to see that the Buteo flight has picked up again after several days of poor flight conditions. Hopefully it will continue for the next few days. The birds today remained aloft into the early evening hours even with the sharp drop in temperature. In addition to the hawks, a large movement of Tundra Swans was seen today with easily several thousand moving through the area. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/ The primary site used by Southeastern Michigan Raptor Research (SMRR) 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 can be 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.smrr.net The stipend for the 2003 season counter was provided by DTE Energy. Visit www.dteenergy.com to learn more! [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
