SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 05, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 10 39 39 Osprey 5 24 24 Bald Eagle 0 11 11 Northern Harrier 7 40 40 Sharp-shinned Hawk 91 619 619 Cooper's Hawk 4 26 26 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 130 130 Red-tailed Hawk 0 29 29 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 23 104 104 Merlin 2 5 5 Peregrine Falcon 0 3 3 Unknown Total: 142 1030 1030 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:15:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7.75 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Jim Maki, Patrick Mulawa, Paul Cypher, Terry Angevine Visitors: Bruce Roberts Weather: Early morning fog delayed the start of the count slightly with much of the fog burning off by mid morning. Conditions however remained quite hazy and humid for the balance of the day and coupled with the sunny skies made for hot and uncomfortable viewing. Winds were minimal from the southwest in the morning becoming light to moderate southeast in the afternoon. Raptor Observations: The flight overall was quite a bit slower than the last couple of days but still not a bad showing particularly given the early date and the weather conditions. Sharpies and Kestrels made up the majority of the birds tallied in keeping with the counts the last few days. Non-raptor Observations: A modest movement of warblers in the morning included Ovenbird, Chestnut-sided, Magnolia and multiple Blackpolls along with several Least and Willow Flycatchers and Eastern Kingbirds. A Horned Grebe made an appearance in the weed bed in front of the watch early in the day, feeding for a time before moving off to other parts of the lake. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdshow.htm ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm
