SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 04, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 1 1 Turkey Vulture 8030 10054 11910 Osprey 5 14 218 Bald Eagle 8 29 109 Northern Harrier 61 130 386 Sharp-shinned Hawk 586 1184 5656 Cooper's Hawk 11 31 161 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 2037 6297 80085 Red-tailed Hawk 18 42 145 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 86 222 1783 Merlin 7 8 68 Peregrine Falcon 4 20 61 Unknown 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 2 2 6 Total: 10855 18036 100591 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 10 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Jeff Schultz Visitors: Charlene Borchers Paul Cypher Weather: Todays weather was a mix of sun and cloud with moderate to strong west winds. Observations: Flight lines were very much similar as recent days with the westerlies spreading the birds out across the entire sky. It became evident early on in the day that there would be a large movement of Turkey Vultures. By days end, a new single day site record had been established with 8,030 TVs tallied! Along with another fine late season flight of Broad-wings were two light morph Swainsons Hawks. Both Northern Harriers and Sharp-shins hit new season highs as well. ======================================================================== 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.
