SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 18, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 142 45186 47077 Osprey 1 27 215 Bald Eagle 1 42 157 Northern Harrier 1 185 690 Sharp-shinned Hawk 98 1625 5898 Cooper's Hawk 7 203 349 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 37 41 Broad-winged Hawk 0 2503 67955 Red-tailed Hawk 1 690 891 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 4 5 American Kestrel 1 174 1809 Merlin 0 8 35 Peregrine Falcon 0 8 37 Unknown Swainson's Hawk 0 5 8 Total: 252 50697 125167 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Jim Maki Visitors: Peter Schreimer et al. - a film crew for the new Smithsonian Network Pete Przybylski Al Kostyniak Cindy and Rick Kryc Tim Smart Matt Pety Weather: Today was mostly overcast with some brighter breaks in an otherwise gray day during the early afternoon. Winds were light west-southwest becoming light to moderate south-southeast in the afternoon. Raptor Observations: The bulk of the activity today was during about a two-hour span in the early afternoon when the sun peeked out of the clouds. Sharp-shins dominated the flight overall and along with a couple of moderately sized TV groups accounted for almost all the birds recorded. Non-raptor Observations: Orange-crowned Warblers continue to be fairly reliable along the Cherry Island trail. Field Sparrow and Eastern Towhee were also noted today, adding a bit of variety to an abundant assemblage of sparrows in the area. Two Praying Mantis were seen as well today. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
