SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 18, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 33 3797 73081 Osprey 0 1 225 Bald Eagle 0 13 191 Northern Harrier 3 238 1000 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 276 8400 Cooper's Hawk 2 135 720 Northern Goshawk 0 1 7 Red-shouldered Hawk 25 721 963 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 67956 Red-tailed Hawk 106 3810 5982 Rough-legged Hawk 0 18 25 Golden Eagle 7 77 96 American Kestrel 0 8 1861 Merlin 0 3 45 Peregrine Falcon 0 6 47 Unknown Swainson's Hawk 0 0 9 Short-eared Owl 0 1 1 Total: 177 9105 160609 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Josh Haas Visitors: Anne Hanft Saul Hanft Paul Cypher Cliff Tally Weather: Today again saw overcast conditions with light winds varying from east to north-northeast. Raptor Observations: There was very little movement today until the afternoon; in fact all but 9 birds were recorded after midday. A steady movement was observed for the remainder of the day beginning in the noon hour, dominated by Red-tails and Red-shoulders but highlighted by a good push of Golden Eagles. A group of 31 TVs late in the count was perhaps surprising at this late date. Non-raptor Observations: Today marked probably the largest single movement of Tundra Swans this fall with small to fairly large groups seen throughout the day. Their calls could be heard almost continuously it seemed. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
