SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 16, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 33 258 258 Osprey 4 91 91 Bald Eagle 10 40 40 Northern Harrier 17 94 94 Sharp-shinned Hawk 239 1797 1797 Cooper's Hawk 6 40 40 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 143 1926 1926 Red-tailed Hawk 13 29 29 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 402 773 773 Merlin 6 35 35 Peregrine Falcon 2 4 4 Unknown 0 0 0 Total: 875 5087 5087 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time: 9.5 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Jeff Schultz, Matt Pety, Raburn Howland Visitors: Brad Bolton Fred Kirn Joan Tisdale Karen Drabenstott Eleanor Nunley Weather: Today saw clear blue skies and light to moderate southwest winds, switching to moderate southeast in mid afternoon. Observations: The flight started very slowly but by noon had picked up considerably although the Broad-wing movement was still sporadic. The afternoon hours provided the best push of Kestrels of the season so far, including 188 in the 1pm to 2pm hour. ======================================================================== 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.
