SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 14, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 46 52941 54456 Osprey 0 20 228 Bald Eagle 2 30 126 Northern Harrier 2 91 466 Sharp-shinned Hawk 25 1814 7494 Cooper's Hawk 7 216 393 Northern Goshawk 0 15 17 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 312 316 Broad-winged Hawk 0 102 91085 Red-tailed Hawk 9 1553 1914 Rough-legged Hawk 0 10 10 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 0 155 1712 Merlin 0 10 63 Peregrine Falcon 0 22 42 Unknown 0 0 0 Prairie Falcon 1 1 1 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 10 Total: 95 57294 158334 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:30:00 Observation end time: 14:45:00 Total observation time: 6.25 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan, Jeff Schultz Observers: John Elliot Visitors: Don Sherwood Walt Pawloski Anne Hanft Saul Hanft Weather: Today was cloudless and sunny but very hazy. Winds were light and variable early becoming moderate southeast by mid morning. Visibility was reduced in haze and fog, becoming even more limited once the winds kicked up bringing moisture in off the lake. Raptor Observations: The flight was very light and much of it to the north. However even dull days can have their highlights if you wait long enough for them. At 1:15 EST there was the very unexpected sighting of a Prairie Falcon, probably an immature female! This follows on the heals of one seen the 9th at Hawk Cliff in Ontario, most likely the same bird. Non-raptor Observations: ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
