SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 03, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 1 797 2312 Osprey 0 8 216 Bald Eagle 0 1 97 Northern Harrier 0 4 379 Sharp-shinned Hawk 30 473 6153 Cooper's Hawk 3 21 198 Northern Goshawk 0 1 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 2 6 Broad-winged Hawk 0 7 90990 Red-tailed Hawk 0 14 375 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 3 10 1567 Merlin 0 1 54 Peregrine Falcon 3 5 25 Unknown 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 9 Total: 42 1344 102384 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:30:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 4.5 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Visitors: Tim Smart Walt Pawloski Weather: Today saw a continuation of the unseasonably warm weather. Visibility was greatly reduced in haze and the winds were light to moderate from the southeast. The count was delayed early on due to drizzle and fog. Raptor Observations: With this being the third consecutive day of south component winds, the flight on this day was predictably stagnant. Highlighting the day however was the trio of Peregrine Falcons recorded, a species known to move even during these lulls. Non-raptor Observations: ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
