SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 21, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 438 438 Osprey 2 108 108 Bald Eagle 1 87 87 Northern Harrier 3 290 290 Sharp-shinned Hawk 359 4589 4589 Cooper's Hawk 1 92 92 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 0 75181 75181 Red-tailed Hawk 1 165 165 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 38 782 782 Merlin 0 24 24 Peregrine Falcon 0 13 13 Unknown 8 8 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1 Total: 405 81779 81779 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Jim Maki, John Elliot Visitors: Hal Cohen etal. Bonita Garner Ron Harkness David English Gary Pollack Weather: Foggy and hazy conditions delayed the start of the count today with haze persisting throughout the entirety of the day. Visibility was reduced to a matter of a few miles for much of the morning with the maximum being about 8 miles in the afternoon. The winds were light to moderate southeast. Raptor Observations: Sharp-shins were active as soon as the fog burned off enough to detect any migration. Movement overall was in pulses of Sharpie activity intermixed with a few Kestrels. Very few other birds bothered to migrate in the heavy humid conditions. Non-raptor Observations: There was considerable passerine activity during my pre-count wanderings and included Mourning, Black-throated Blue (several) and Wilsons Warbler, Philadelphia Vireo, Great Crested and Least Flycatchers, Winter Wren and Rusty Blackbird. A Common Moorhen has been seen in the cove between the main lotus bed and Sturgeon Bar the last two mornings. ======================================================================== 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
