SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 10, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 26 51 51 Osprey 6 52 52 Bald Eagle 9 32 32 Northern Harrier 58 96 96 Sharp-shinned Hawk 344 467 467 Cooper's Hawk 3 28 28 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 4008 4143 4143 Red-tailed Hawk 2 30 30 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 187 327 327 Merlin 3 6 6 Peregrine Falcon 0 2 2 Unknown Total: 4646 5234 5234 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:15:00 Observation end time: 18:00:00 Total observation time: 10.75 hours Official Counter: Jeff Schultz, Paul Cypher Observers: Calvin Brennan, Dave Mendus, Paul Cypher Visitors: Charlene Borchers Laura Currie Christan Currie Rob and Penny Brayfield Frank Kitakis Joe Bartell Jim Maki Ron and Gloria Harkness Dave English Tommey family Tex Wells Weather: The weather today was perhaps more overcast than anyone anticipated given the passage of a cold front overnight. There were times, particularly in the afternoon, when the skies brightened somewhat, but overcast conditions persisted throughout the day. Winds were light to moderate out of the northeast. Raptor Observations: Migration was light to moderate but steady during the morning hours and dominated at that time by Sharpies and Kestrels. As the afternoon continued and the conditions brightened a bit, especially to the north and east, kettles of Broad-wings began to develop and continued to come through until late in the day. In fact, some of the biggest groups were recorded in the waning hours of the day after 5 oclock. Kestrels also continued to move strongly into the early evening. Non-raptor Observations: ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
