SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 13, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 38 52895 54410 Osprey 1 20 228 Bald Eagle 1 28 124 Northern Harrier 1 89 464 Sharp-shinned Hawk 40 1789 7469 Cooper's Hawk 6 209 386 Northern Goshawk 2 15 17 Red-shouldered Hawk 5 309 313 Broad-winged Hawk 0 102 91085 Red-tailed Hawk 4 1544 1905 Rough-legged Hawk 0 10 10 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 0 155 1712 Merlin 2 10 63 Peregrine Falcon 1 22 42 Unknown 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 10 Total: 101 57199 158239 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, Raburn Howland, Walt Pawloski Visitors: Pete Przybylski Weather: Today was overcast for much of the day with very light and variable winds. There was about an hour during the mid afternoon in which the skies cleared almost entirely. It was during this time that the only appreciable wind was recorded, coming from the southeast. Raptor Observations: The flight overall was sparse, improving marginally during the sunny break in the afternoon. Highlighting the day were two of the last birds recorded, an adult and juvenile Northern Goshawk. The adult was particularly cooperative, flying low and directly over the count area. Non-raptor Observations: ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
