SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 22, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 157 595 595 Osprey 1 109 109 Bald Eagle 11 98 98 Northern Harrier 18 308 308 Sharp-shinned Hawk 491 5080 5080 Cooper's Hawk 11 103 103 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 4606 79787 79787 Red-tailed Hawk 42 207 207 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 59 841 841 Merlin 0 24 24 Peregrine Falcon 0 13 13 Unknown 8 8 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1 Total: 5396 87175 87175 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 10 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Darlene Friedman, Paul Cypher Visitors: About 30 people in all were present at the watch today. Weather: Clearing during the morning made for a completely sunny day with little or no cloud cover making for the usual difficult high sky conditions. Winds were generally from the west and varied from light to moderate and even a bit gusty at times. Raptor Observations: While most species moved in steady numbers throughout the day, there were two distinct pulses of Broad-wing activity. The first was a group of about 15 hundred that passed by during the third hour of the count and then another peak was seen during the last couple hours of the day. This latter movement I speculate bodes well for a good flight of this species tomorrow, of course depending on wind and other weather variables. Vultures appear to be hitting their stride with today being the first 100+ day of the season. Non-raptor Observations: Blue Jays continued to move impressively today with many thousands passing by the watch. ======================================================================== 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
