SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 09, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 1496 30433 32324 Osprey 0 16 204 Bald Eagle 2 20 135 Northern Harrier 6 155 660 Sharp-shinned Hawk 52 1056 5329 Cooper's Hawk 15 163 309 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 4 22 26 Broad-winged Hawk 3 2503 67955 Red-tailed Hawk 50 523 724 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 1 3 4 American Kestrel 0 162 1797 Merlin 0 8 35 Peregrine Falcon 0 4 33 Unknown Swainson's Hawk 0 5 8 Total: 1629 35073 109543 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:30:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8.5 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Visitors: Andy Dettling Jim Maki Anne Hanft Saul Hanft Weather: Conditions today were sunny and somewhat hazy with moderate amounts of high cirrus cloud cover. Winds were all but absent until about noon becoming light southeast in the afternoon. Raptor Observations: The flight today was very slow in developing perhaps not surprising given the lack of wind early in the day. Migration overall was light and again dominated by TVs, highlighted by the last bird recorded for the day a sub adult Golden Eagle. Non-raptor Observations: A total of 7 Chimney Swifts were seen today in two small groups and a single Pine Siskin was also noted. There were still a few Monarchs seen trickling through as well today perhaps numbering 20-25 individuals. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
