SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 04, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 5 5 Osprey 2 10 10 Bald Eagle 1 7 7 Northern Harrier 4 8 8 Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 20 20 Cooper's Hawk 0 4 4 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 2 55 55 Red-tailed Hawk 0 9 9 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 6 22 22 Merlin 1 3 3 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown 0 0 0 Total: 22 144 144 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:30:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Chuck Owens, Don Sherwood, Jeff Schultz, Tim Smart Visitors: Anne Hanft Saul Hanft Jim Maki Ron Harkness Gloria Harkness Weather: Skies were clear early but became dominated by high cirrus clouds as the day continued making for a bright but generally overcast day overall. Winds were light and from the west for the most part. Raptor Observations: Raptor migration overall was but a trickle with a short pulse of activity in the mid afternoon. A non-migrant CooperÂ’s Hawk was seen carrying a Blue Jay over the count area. Non-raptor Observations: >From about the mid-morning through to the end of the day, dozens of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds were noted, the busiest movement in the waning hours of the count. Of note as well the last two days has been the moderate but steady movement of Monarchs. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
