SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 24, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 1 1 Turkey Vulture 1299 65420 67276 Osprey 0 39 243 Bald Eagle 0 95 175 Northern Harrier 16 920 1176 Sharp-shinned Hawk 147 7173 11645 Cooper's Hawk 22 619 749 Northern Goshawk 3 12 12 Red-shouldered Hawk 11 427 427 Broad-winged Hawk 0 13571 87359 Red-tailed Hawk 197 3374 3477 Rough-legged Hawk 0 21 21 Golden Eagle 4 27 27 American Kestrel 3 808 2369 Merlin 0 20 80 Peregrine Falcon 0 40 81 Unknown 0 12 12 Swainson's Hawk 0 10 14 Total: 1702 92589 175144 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:15:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 8.25 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Raburn Howland Visitors: Evelyn Merriman Kevin Georg Sherrie Moore Laurie Gustafson Carry Snyder Fred Kirn Jim Maki Walt Pawloski Anne Hanft Sol Hanft Pat Mulawa Weather: Today was a mostly sunny day with light to moderate southwest winds switching to south-southeast in mid afternoon. Observations: The early flight line was along a fairly broad front but was pushed to the north under the influence of the south wind. Although not in the magnitude of yesterdays flight, the movement was still substantial. Perhaps most impressive was the excellent views of the 3 Northern Goshawks tallied for the day. ======================================================================== 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.
