SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 20, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 4813 50142 52033 Osprey 1 29 217 Bald Eagle 4 46 161 Northern Harrier 8 194 699 Sharp-shinned Hawk 181 1878 6151 Cooper's Hawk 13 223 369 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 17 54 58 Broad-winged Hawk 0 2503 67955 Red-tailed Hawk 55 750 951 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 5 6 American Kestrel 6 183 1818 Merlin 0 9 36 Peregrine Falcon 1 9 38 Unknown Swainson's Hawk 0 5 8 Total: 5099 56030 130500 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:15:00 Observation end time: 16:45:00 Total observation time: 8.5 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Al Kostyniak, Fred Kirn Visitors: Jim Maki Pat Mulawa Bruce Roberts Weather: Today saw mainly overcast conditions during the morning with even a brief heavy shower at mid morning. There was partial clearing in the early afternoon with the remainder of the day being a mix of sun and cloud. Winds were moderate out of the west. Raptor Observations: Movement was somewhat slow early but picked up after the mid morning shower and considerably once there was some breaks in the clouds. There was a steady and at times heavy migration of TVs throughout the afternoon and into the early evening. With the west winds, much of the flight was directly overhead but did not include much in the way of substantial numbers of Buteos. It seems that the bulk of the Red-tail and Red-shoulder migration has been delayed as you would typical expect more of these two species mixed in with the vultures by this date. Non-raptor Observations: Notable non-raptors in the area today included Chimney Swift (2), Cape May Warbler, Lincolns Sparrow and Sora. A single Monarch was also seen. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
