SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 19, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 143 45329 47220 Osprey 1 28 216 Bald Eagle 0 42 157 Northern Harrier 1 186 691 Sharp-shinned Hawk 72 1697 5970 Cooper's Hawk 7 210 356 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 37 41 Broad-winged Hawk 0 2503 67955 Red-tailed Hawk 5 695 896 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 1 5 6 American Kestrel 3 177 1812 Merlin 1 9 36 Peregrine Falcon 0 8 37 Unknown Swainson's Hawk 0 5 8 Total: 234 50931 125401 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Jim Maki, Raburn Howland Visitors: Bruce Roberts Pete Przybylski Weather: Overcast conditions prevailed again today with only the occasional brighter break in the heavy cloud cover. Winds were moderate from the west-northwest. Raptor Observations: The flight was very much as yesterdays with a similar breakdown in the numbers of the dominant species (Sharpies and TVs) and the overall diversity for the day. Non-raptor Observations: Tree Swallows were the dominant non-raptor species migrating with hundreds passing by the watch throughout the day. Over the last several days huge flocks of Red-winged Blackbirds and Starlings have been noted with individual groups numbering in the thousands. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
