SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 06, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 473 1684 3199 Osprey 4 15 223 Bald Eagle 1 6 102 Northern Harrier 1 6 381 Sharp-shinned Hawk 138 684 6364 Cooper's Hawk 10 38 215 Northern Goshawk 0 1 3 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 3 7 Broad-winged Hawk 2 9 90992 Red-tailed Hawk 4 24 385 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 23 37 1594 Merlin 1 3 56 Peregrine Falcon 4 14 34 Unknown 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 9 Total: 662 2524 103564 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:30:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Darlene Friedman, Jim Maki, Raburn Howland Visitors: Walt Pawloski Pete Przybylski Weather: Mostly sunny conditions prevailed early in the day with a gradual buildup of clouds in the afternoon ahead of the advancing cold front. Winds were moderate from the south-southwest although there was a period in the early afternoon that they were from the southeast. Raptor Observations: The flight was quite steady overall but waned somewhat with the switch in the wind to the southeast. Numbers were an improvement over the last several days although the flight was certainly not heavy. Non-raptor Observations: Predictions: Hopefully this cold front will bring to an end what has been an unseasonably warm first week of October. Numbers should improve after its passage. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
