SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 23, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 946 51517 53408 Osprey 0 29 217 Bald Eagle 3 49 164 Northern Harrier 4 203 708 Sharp-shinned Hawk 509 2864 7137 Cooper's Hawk 30 266 412 Northern Goshawk 1 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 15 72 76 Broad-winged Hawk 0 2503 67955 Red-tailed Hawk 38 789 990 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 5 6 American Kestrel 12 202 1837 Merlin 1 11 38 Peregrine Falcon 0 11 40 Unknown Swainson's Hawk 1 6 9 Total: 1560 58528 132998 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Terry Angevine Visitors: Cathy and Steve Varkoly Linda and Bruce Roberts Paul Cypher Tim Smart Weather: Today saw mostly cloudy skies with only the occasional brighter break, especially in the afternoon. Winds were moderate but gusty from the west. Raptor Observations: Similar to Saturdays flight, Sharpies were moving in numbers early today and continued to do so throughout the day. By mid morning, vultures were also moving steadily although the flight overall was not heavy. With the west wind, the birds were spread over a very broad front, making for quite challenging counting. Highlights today included the seasons first Northern Goshawk and the years 9th Swainsons Hawk. The Swainsons Hawk, a light-morph juvenile, made its appearance in mid afternoon in a group of 8 TVs and obliged us by flying directly overhead. Non-raptor Observations: Crows and Tree Swallows continued to be the dominant non-raptor migrants. The falls first Tundra Swans, a group of 5, were also noted today. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
