SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 18, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 12 419 419 Osprey 2 104 104 Bald Eagle 1 85 85 Northern Harrier 15 273 273 Sharp-shinned Hawk 277 4131 4131 Cooper's Hawk 4 90 90 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 44 75179 75179 Red-tailed Hawk 2 163 163 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 14 740 740 Merlin 1 23 23 Peregrine Falcon 0 13 13 Unknown 8 8 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1 Total: 372 81230 81230 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Al Kostyniak, Fred Kirn, Jerry Stanley, Lathe Claflin Visitors: Kathie Goodblood Ron Harkness Jim Maki Bob Westland Mandy Martin etal. Allen Chartier Paul Cypher Weather: Today was another sunshine dominated day with little or no cloud cover. Winds were very light from the south early becoming moderate southeast by late morning. Raptor Observations: With the continued southerly flow of the last couple of days, the flight today was predictably much slower than recently. The flight was more or less steady throughout the day but the volume overall was light. Non-raptor Observations: While the Monarch migration was perhaps a bit slower than in recent days, Black Saddlebag dragonflies were quite active along with lesser numbers of Red Admirals. A bit on the late side, a Bobolink was heard in flight overhead early in the day. ======================================================================== 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
