SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 30, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 181 67357 69248 Osprey 0 36 224 Bald Eagle 1 62 177 Northern Harrier 3 257 762 Sharp-shinned Hawk 79 3836 8109 Cooper's Hawk 32 438 584 Northern Goshawk 0 6 6 Red-shouldered Hawk 7 238 242 Broad-winged Hawk 0 2504 67956 Red-tailed Hawk 72 1955 2156 Rough-legged Hawk 0 7 7 Golden Eagle 2 17 18 American Kestrel 2 218 1853 Merlin 1 15 42 Peregrine Falcon 0 11 40 Unknown Swainson's Hawk 0 6 9 Total: 380 76963 151433 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6.5 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Fred Kirn, Terry Angevine Visitors: Charlene Borchers Tex Wells Rick Kryc Jim Maki Stan Kowalski Anne Hanft Saul Hanft Weather: Today was mostly sunny and somewhat hazy with variable amounts of high thin cirrus overhead. Heavier clouds moved into the area during the afternoon ahead of showers predicted for the overnight and early tomorrow. Winds were light southwest early becoming moderate southeast by late morning. Raptor Observations: Much of the flight today took place before noon with most of the movement happening well to the north of the count area, a predictable pattern on south winds. One notable exception though was an excellent view of a juvenile Golden Eagle that made the passage just to the north of the watch. Non-raptor Observations: Tree Swallows were again present today in some numbers, although not like the previous day, and each group was meticulously picked through for Cave Swallows. We are approaching the time frame for this rarity showing up here in southeast Michigan and todays weather conditions are very much similar to days when they have been recorded in the past. Certainly if there are similar conditions within the next week or ten days, it is a good bet that a few will be spotted at the watch. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
