SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 27, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 245 661 661 Osprey 3 200 200 Bald Eagle 3 84 84 Northern Harrier 25 367 367 Sharp-shinned Hawk 270 5178 5178 Cooper's Hawk 25 145 145 Northern Goshawk 0 2 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 4 4 Broad-winged Hawk 133 90923 90923 Red-tailed Hawk 43 309 309 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 80 1506 1506 Merlin 0 50 50 Peregrine Falcon 2 18 18 Unknown 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 9 9 Total: 830 99456 99456 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Fred Kirn, Lathe Claflin, Tim Smart Visitors: John Lowry Stan Kowalski Walt Pawloski Weather: Today was a clear blue virtually cloudless day with light and variable winds for the most part. The wind did pick up somewhat out of the southeast by mid afternoon. Raptor Observations: Because of the light winds and variable orientation, the flight was spread over a wide front. Also a function of the lightness of the wind, the days activity took some to develop and it was late morning before any sustained flight was recorded. It appears that today marked the beginning of the Turkey Vulture peak, as there was a steady flight of these birds over the course of the afternoon. Non-raptor Observations: ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
