SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 21, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 10 3856 73140 Osprey 0 1 225 Bald Eagle 2 21 199 Northern Harrier 1 240 1002 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 278 8402 Cooper's Hawk 1 153 738 Northern Goshawk 0 1 7 Red-shouldered Hawk 6 786 1028 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 67956 Red-tailed Hawk 57 4209 6381 Rough-legged Hawk 1 21 28 Golden Eagle 10 96 115 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: 89 9680 161184 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Jim Maki, Lathe Claflin, Ron Harkness Weather: Today saw mostly sunny conditions with variable amounts of cirrus cloud cover. Winds were light to moderate from the southwest. Raptor Observations: The flight today was modest but highlighted by another very good Golden Eagle movement. Most of the eagles were recorded early and passed more or less overhead, but much of the migration overall was to the north, a familiar tract given the wind direction. A single light morph Rough-legged Hawk was also of note. Non-raptor Observations: ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
