SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 23, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 6 265 265 Osprey 8 138 138 Bald Eagle 0 76 76 Northern Harrier 3 375 375 Sharp-shinned Hawk 89 2955 2955 Cooper's Hawk 6 93 93 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 3 Broad-winged Hawk 0 27406 27406 Red-tailed Hawk 0 111 111 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 2 1162 1162 Merlin 0 19 19 Peregrine Falcon 2 17 17 Unknown Swainson's Hawk 0 2 2 Total: 116 32622 32622 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 10:00:00 Observation end time: 14:30:00 Total observation time: 4.5 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Josh Haas, Scott Jennex Visitors: Kalamazoo Nature Center field trip Bruce Roberts Gloria Harkness Ron Harkness Bob Jacobs Weather: Mist, fog and drizzle delayed the beginning of the count today until the late morning. Overcast conditions prevailed for the remainder of the day with occasional brighter intervals. Showers moved into the area by mid afternoon. Winds were light to moderate south-southwest during the early part of the count becoming light to moderate south-southeast by early afternoon. Raptor Observations: Most of the activity more or less corresponded with the brighter portions of the day. The flight overall was light and dominated by Sharpies but highlighted by a couple of good looks at Peregrines. For the day 116 birds of 7 species were recorded. Non-raptor Observations: Blue Jays continue to increase in numbers with several thousand seen migrating pass the watch today along with hundreds of Chimney Swifts and a couple of Common Nighthawks. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
