SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark
Brownstown, Michigan, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 14, 2006
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 70 70
Osprey 4 70 70
Bald Eagle 2 51 51
Northern Harrier 22 223 223
Sharp-shinned Hawk 252 1278 1278
Cooper's Hawk 3 41 41
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 421 13112 13112
Red-tailed Hawk 1 46 46
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 64 542 542
Merlin 0 11 11
Peregrine Falcon 4 8 8
Unknown
Swainson's Hawk 1 1 1
Total: 774 15453 15453
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Observation start time: 07:30:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8.5 hours
Official Counter: Calvin Brennan
Observers: Darlene Friedman, Jeff Schultz, Lathe Claflin,
Raburn Howland
Visitors:
Fred Kirn
Jim Maki
Pete Przybylski
Tex Wells
Weather:
Other than the occasional sunny break, overcast conditions persisted
throughout the day today. Winds were light to moderate from the
north-northwest.
Raptor Observations:
The flight was moderate for the most part with a bit of a spike in activity
during the brightest portions of the day in the mid afternoon. Highlighting
the day was the seasonÂ’s first SwainsonÂ’s Hawk, a dark morph juvenile.
Several Peregrines were in attendance today, providing some excellent
views to the watchers. There were a fair number of Bald Eagles seen as
well, many more than the couple that were recorded as migrants. One
juvenile eagle put on quite a show as it tried to get a Great Blue Heron
to give up its fish meal. It made several passes on the foraging heron
before forcing it to vacate the area.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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