SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 23, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 155 750 750 Osprey 4 113 113 Bald Eagle 10 108 108 Northern Harrier 17 325 325 Sharp-shinned Hawk 199 5279 5279 Cooper's Hawk 21 124 124 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 2690 82477 82477 Red-tailed Hawk 64 271 271 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 48 889 889 Merlin 0 24 24 Peregrine Falcon 1 14 14 Unknown 8 8 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1 Total: 3209 90384 90384 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Josh Haas Observers: Calvin Brennan Visitors: Pat Mulawa Stan Kowalski Bonita Garner Cara Haas Richard Naber Ron and Gloria Harkness Jim Maki Don Sherwood Roger Kuhlman Weather: It was another clear blue sunny day today with zero cloud cover. The winds were light northwest early becoming light east and then light to moderate east-southeast by late morning. Raptor Observations: It was a somewhat slower day overall than yesterday although Im sure this had as much to do with the wind orientation as anything as the birds tended to drift to the north through the course of the day. There was a lift off of Broad-wing groups by the second hour of the count with a very good push of birds recorded during the third and fourth hours. Many of these birds passed directly overhead, kettling just west of the count area. This activity was however short-lived and only small groups were seen thereafter with the exception of one group of 500 or so Broad-wings that came through fairly late in the day. Non-raptor Observations: A single Hummingbird and Nighthawk were noted at the watch today. ======================================================================== 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
