SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 13, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 1 70 70 Osprey 6 66 66 Bald Eagle 2 49 49 Northern Harrier 4 201 201 Sharp-shinned Hawk 191 1026 1026 Cooper's Hawk 1 38 38 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 1 12691 12691 Red-tailed Hawk 0 45 45 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 8 478 478 Merlin 3 11 11 Peregrine Falcon 1 4 4 Unknown Total: 218 14679 14679 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6.5 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Jim Maki Visitors: Robert Westland Sam Gay Bruce and Linda Roberts Weather: After some early morning drizzle and fog, conditions gradually improved over the course of the day today. Much of the day from mid morning onward was a mix of sun and cloud with light south winds becoming light to moderate south-southeast in the afternoon. Raptor Observations: Probably due in large part to the overall unstable weather conditions, the flight was spread out over the whole sky and came in bursts followed by periods of inactivity when there seemed to no birds flying at all. The movement overall today was dominated by Sharp-shins, making up almost 90% of all birds recorded. Non-raptor Observations: Passerines seemed quite active in the early morning when the weather cleared. About a dozen warbler species were seen near the count area. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
