SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 09, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 1 1 Turkey Vulture 710 22608 24464 Osprey 1 25 229 Bald Eagle 2 55 135 Northern Harrier 30 451 707 Sharp-shinned Hawk 223 3370 7842 Cooper's Hawk 10 187 317 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 7 7 Broad-winged Hawk 19 13549 87337 Red-tailed Hawk 10 186 289 Rough-legged Hawk 1 2 2 Golden Eagle 0 5 5 American Kestrel 10 536 2097 Merlin 1 15 75 Peregrine Falcon 0 33 74 Unknown 0 9 9 Swainson's Hawk 1 6 10 Total: 1018 41045 123600 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: John Elliot, Raburn Howland Visitors: Jim Maki Pat Mulawa Weather: Today saw increasing cloud after early morning fog and haze. In fact this was one of the poorest days for visibility since early in September. Winds were light southeast throughout the day. Observations: With the light breeze, the flight took some time to develop and was spread out over the entire sky. Most birds were low and did more flapping, as there was very little in the way of thermals created. Eighty percent of the flight was in a two-hour period from 1-3 pm. Although not a heavy movement, there were two highlight birds that gave very good views to most of the onlookers. In a trio of low flying Red-tails was a juvenile dark morph Swainsons Hawk. On a similar flight line a short time later was a light morph Rough-legged Hawk. A non-raptor highlight was the flyby of four out of season Common Nighthawks. ======================================================================== 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.
