SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 23, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 1 1 Turkey Vulture 7276 64121 65977 Osprey 1 39 243 Bald Eagle 11 95 175 Northern Harrier 46 904 1160 Sharp-shinned Hawk 390 7026 11498 Cooper's Hawk 65 597 727 Northern Goshawk 2 9 9 Red-shouldered Hawk 252 416 416 Broad-winged Hawk 1 13571 87359 Red-tailed Hawk 2312 3177 3280 Rough-legged Hawk 14 21 21 Golden Eagle 16 23 23 American Kestrel 5 805 2366 Merlin 1 20 80 Peregrine Falcon 1 40 81 Unknown 3 12 12 Swainson's Hawk 0 10 14 Total: 10396 90887 173442 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:15:00 Observation end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time: 9.25 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: John Elliot, Raburn Howland Weather: Today was extensively an overcast day with light to moderate north-northwest winds. Observations: The count began at the boat launch with part of the count team spending the entire day at this site and the remaining crew switching to Point Mouillee. From mid-morning through to the end of the day both locations were monitored. Finally today there was the long awaited big push of larger Buteos along with Golden Eagles. The sky at times was literally filled with groups of Red-tails, often numbering 20 to 30 birds each. Included in this flight were two dark morph individuals. Several times during the day multiple Golden Eagles and Rough-legs were in the air together making for spectacular viewing. ======================================================================== 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.
