SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 29, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 220 1340 1340 Osprey 9 146 146 Bald Eagle 9 136 136 Northern Harrier 78 476 476 Sharp-shinned Hawk 338 6277 6277 Cooper's Hawk 15 153 153 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 6 6 Broad-winged Hawk 278 83308 83308 Red-tailed Hawk 25 345 345 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 108 1052 1052 Merlin 1 26 26 Peregrine Falcon 3 29 29 Unknown 8 8 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1 Total: 1086 93303 93303 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Don Henise, Jeff Schultz, Robin Henise Visitors: Richard Naber Ron and Gloria Harkness Anne and Saul Hanft Don Sherwood Tom Toomey Bob Jacobs Bruce and Linda Roberts Weather: A mostly sunny day was seen again today with cumulous clouds building up by mid morning. These dissipated almost completely but were eventually replaced by a high cirrus layer making for excellent viewing throughout the day. The winds began the day from the northeast but swung around to the southeast and picked up considerably by mid morning. It was apparent however that the upper level winds were more west dominated as the flight was spread over the whole sky with many birds passing directly overhead. Raptor Observations: The flight overall was steady pretty much from the second hour of the count but dropped off sharply at the end of the day. Most impressive was the very good Harrier and Kestrel movement along with another solid Sharpie day. Some small kettles of Broad-wings were recorded as well lots of single birds. The TV flight was perhaps not as big as expected given the substantial migration of other species but these numbers will certainly shoot up over the next few days. Non-raptor Observations: Blue Jays moved well early in the day but the numbers overall were not as impressive as the last several days. ======================================================================== 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
