SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 23, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 69 588 588 Osprey 4 160 160 Bald Eagle 3 59 59 Northern Harrier 3 141 141 Sharp-shinned Hawk 446 3023 3023 Cooper's Hawk 6 94 94 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 2318 59939 59939 Red-tailed Hawk 1 79 79 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 70 1234 1234 Merlin 4 48 48 Peregrine Falcon 1 10 10 Unknown 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 3 3 Total: 2925 65378 65378 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Jeff Schultz, John Elliot Visitors: Jim Culbertson Anne Hanft Sol Hanft Doug Wells Mike Fitzpatrick Weather: Today brought a mix of sun and cloud with moderate to strong westerlies. It was the first full day of Fall and it certainly felt like it with a definite autumn chill in the breeze. Observations: The flight was steady throughout the day with some remnant Broad-wing kettles from Sundays movement. Many of the birds were buffeted by the stiff west wind losing altitude as they crossed the count area. One kettle in particular in mid afternoon dropped down over us very low. Very impressive watching 500 Broad-wings pass 200 feet over your head and then kettle up in a swirling mass. Another highlight of the day was a Merlin that circled low overhead to give us crushing views for several minutes much to our appreciation. ======================================================================== 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.
