SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 25, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 3 3862 73146 Osprey 0 1 225 Bald Eagle 0 22 200 Northern Harrier 0 241 1003 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 279 8403 Cooper's Hawk 4 160 745 Northern Goshawk 0 1 7 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 802 1044 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 67956 Red-tailed Hawk 24 4347 6519 Rough-legged Hawk 0 22 29 Golden Eagle 1 105 124 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: 34 9860 161364 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 5 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Charlene Borchers, Josh Haas Visitors: Paul Cypher Frank Kitakis Gloria and Ron Harkness Anne and Saul Hanft Don Sherwood Jim Maki Pat Mulawa Linda and Bruce Roberts Weather: Skies were mostly sunny today but with an ever-increasing layer of high thin cirrus developing over the course of the day. Winds were light to moderate from the south becoming more south-southeast in the afternoon. Raptor Observations: The flight was light overall with much of the movement well to the north of the count area. Non-raptor Observations: Among the usual gulls present today were a first winter Lesser Black-backed Gull as well as a first winter and two adult Great Black-backed Gulls. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
