SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 09, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 1 Turkey Vulture 638 4371 73498 Osprey 0 3 246 Bald Eagle 6 16 193 Northern Harrier 17 98 1316 Sharp-shinned Hawk 29 111 12033 Cooper's Hawk 13 53 842 Northern Goshawk 10 22 43 Red-shouldered Hawk 67 194 804 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 87359 Red-tailed Hawk 3988 5451 9628 Rough-legged Hawk 19 45 66 Golden Eagle 28 54 86 American Kestrel 0 4 2379 Merlin 0 0 81 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 85 Unknown 0 0 12 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 14 Total: 4815 10422 188686 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Jeff Schultz Observers: Calvin Brennan Weather: Today was another bright sunny day, very much similar as yesterday, with winds light from the north-northwest switching to moderate southeast by mid afternoon. Observations: With such light winds the flight was spread out with many birds crossing to the north of Point Mouillee where the watch was initially undertaken. Many of the birds though were overhead including much of the massive Red-tail movement. This included a very impressive 1,131 Red-tails in the 11-12 hour alone. For the second day in a row a dark-morph individual was seen. This large movement also included peak seasonal totals of Golden Eagles and Rough-legs, with tallies of 28 and 19 recorded respectively. With the switch in wind direction in the afternoon, the remaining few hours of the day were spent at the boat launch with the flight then pushed well to the north. ======================================================================== 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.
