SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 16, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 1 1 Turkey Vulture 3201 40698 42554 Osprey 0 34 238 Bald Eagle 3 69 149 Northern Harrier 34 651 907 Sharp-shinned Hawk 243 5458 9930 Cooper's Hawk 62 389 519 Northern Goshawk 1 4 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 25 80 80 Broad-winged Hawk 4 13570 87358 Red-tailed Hawk 124 508 611 Rough-legged Hawk 0 4 4 Golden Eagle 0 6 6 American Kestrel 5 721 2282 Merlin 0 16 76 Peregrine Falcon 0 37 78 Unknown 0 9 9 Swainson's Hawk 0 8 12 Total: 3702 62263 144818 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Darlene Friedman Jim Maki Pat Mulawa Weather: Early morning cloud and light winds made for a very slow beginning to the count day. Some more frequent sunny breaks and more consistent strength in the winds jump-started the birds finally in the late morning hours. Observations: Along with another excellent TV flight, today saw the best movement of Buteos so far this season as well as the continuation of the Accipter flight. Coopers Hawks seemed to be particularly abundant today and another juvenile Northern Goshawk was seen. ======================================================================== 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.
