SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 17, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 9 3764 73048 Osprey 0 1 225 Bald Eagle 0 13 191 Northern Harrier 0 235 997 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 275 8399 Cooper's Hawk 2 133 718 Northern Goshawk 0 1 7 Red-shouldered Hawk 6 696 938 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 67956 Red-tailed Hawk 65 3704 5876 Rough-legged Hawk 0 18 25 Golden Eagle 0 70 89 American Kestrel 0 8 1861 Merlin 0 3 45 Peregrine Falcon 1 6 47 Unknown Swainson's Hawk 0 0 9 Short-eared Owl 0 1 1 Total: 85 8928 160432 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Visitors: Jim Maki Bruce Roberts Weather: Mostly cloudy conditions were seen throughout the day today with light to moderate west winds. Raptor Observations: There was a modest flight recorded for the day, with most of the movement occurring during the late morning and winding down quickly in the early afternoon. Highlighting the day was the close fly-by of a juvenile Peregrine Falcon. Non-raptor Observations: ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
