SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 21, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 68 253 253 Osprey 4 124 124 Bald Eagle 5 75 75 Northern Harrier 55 368 368 Sharp-shinned Hawk 336 2781 2781 Cooper's Hawk 16 87 87 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 3 Broad-winged Hawk 2536 27406 27406 Red-tailed Hawk 22 110 110 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 97 1152 1152 Merlin 0 17 17 Peregrine Falcon 2 15 15 Unknown Swainson's Hawk 0 2 2 Total: 3141 32393 32393 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:15:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8.75 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Chuck Owens, Darlene Friedman, John Elliot, Raburn Howland Visitors: Pat Mulawa Jim Maki Stan Kowalski Jerry Stanley Rick Nertial Weather: Today saw mostly sunny conditions with some cumulous clouds developing during the afternoon. Winds were light west-southwest in the morning becoming moderate to fairly strong south-southeast in the afternoon. Raptor Observations: The flight was steady throughout the day today, really one of the most consistent movements of the season with a good flow of birds all day long. There were some decent Broad-wing kettles seen throughout the day, but surely we are in the wind-down for this species without recording a large movement, a keen reminder of why we tally data over an extended time frame. The day overall was dominated by Sharpies, Kestrels and Harriers. The Harriers particularly put on a very nice show for the watchers today, coming by overhead in small groups of 2-4 birds. For the day 3,141 birds of 10 species were recorded. Non-raptor Observations: Small groups of Blue Jays were noted today, perhaps signaling the beginning of their movement for the fall. A single Common Nighthawk was seen during the mid afternoon. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
