SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 13, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 60 226 226 Osprey 8 69 69 Bald Eagle 6 47 47 Northern Harrier 20 128 128 Sharp-shinned Hawk 232 1648 1648 Cooper's Hawk 1 63 63 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 5473 22942 22942 Red-tailed Hawk 15 94 94 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 39 469 469 Merlin 1 19 19 Peregrine Falcon 2 9 9 Unknown Total: 5857 25715 25715 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Darlene Friedman, Fred Kirn, Raburn Howland Visitors: Anne and Saul Hanft Stan Kowalski Jeff Musial Ron Harkness Jim Maki Cliff Tally Pete Przybylski Richard Naber Weather: Sunny conditions prevailed throughout the day with cumulous clouds building up during the middle portions of the day, although these would dissipate with the increase in the wind during the afternoon. Winds were light and variable early becoming moderate east-southeast in the afternoon. Raptor Observations: With the light winds early, the flight took a bit of time to develop although Sharpies were moving early and continued on a steady pace for much of the day. The early Broad-wing kettles were much less organized than yesterdays groupings and the flight overall was lighter with less large kettles forming. Also, predictably, much of the flight drifted to the north with the wind and corresponding thermal activity. Still 5,857 birds of 11 species were recorded and included very nice overhead looks of two Peregrines that were much appreciated by todays onlookers. Non-raptor Observations: Monarchs moved in very large numbers today, starting early but tapering off somewhat in the afternoon. ======================================================================== 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
