SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 01, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 1250 1250 70534 Osprey 0 0 224 Bald Eagle 4 4 182 Northern Harrier 9 9 771 Sharp-shinned Hawk 25 25 8149 Cooper's Hawk 24 24 609 Northern Goshawk 0 0 6 Red-shouldered Hawk 118 118 360 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 67956 Red-tailed Hawk 651 651 2823 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 7 Golden Eagle 1 1 20 American Kestrel 0 0 1853 Merlin 0 0 42 Peregrine Falcon 2 2 43 Unknown Swainson's Hawk 0 0 9 Total: 2084 2084 153588 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Charlene Borchers, Terry Angevine Visitors: Larry Snyder Tex Wells Jim Maki Paul Cypher Richard Naber Anne Hanft Saul Hanft Weather: Today saw sunny skies with variable amounts of high cirrus cloud as a background. Heavier cloud cover pushed into the area in the mid afternoon. Winds were light to moderate predominately from the west. Raptor Observations: After a bit of a slow start, today was a vast improvement over the last two days with steady movement of Buteos and vultures throughout the day. The flight was spread out somewhat, typical of conditions with west winds but much of the movement was overhead and many of the birds seen during the day were low. The Red-shoulder flight was particularly impressive with many individuals giving the watchers excellent views. Perhaps surprising was that only a single Golden Eagle was recorded, peculiar given the significant movement of other species. Non-raptor Observations: Among the usual sparrows today were noted American Tree and Field. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
