SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 02, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 1785 Osprey 3 3 150 Bald Eagle 2 2 141 Northern Harrier 5 10 510 Sharp-shinned Hawk 27 50 6755 Cooper's Hawk 2 2 175 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 8 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 69535 Red-tailed Hawk 1 1 364 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 1 1 1063 Merlin 0 0 26 Peregrine Falcon 2 2 37 Unknown 8 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 43 71 80559 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 10:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Fred Kirn, Lathe Claflin Visitors: Bruce Roberts Jim Maki Pat Mulawa Weather: Fog and haze delayed the beginning of the count today and really did not totally burn off until very late in the day reducing visibility to about a mile early in the day to about eight miles in the afternoon. Conditions overall were overcast with a few sunny breaks in the afternoon with partial clearing occurring late in the day. Winds were light for the most part and generally from the south. Raptor Observations: There was virtually no movement of birds until the early afternoon and even then the flight was but a trickle. Peregrines have been one of the highlights of the last week or so and the two seen today added some flavor to an otherwise lackluster day. Non-raptor Observations: There was a good number of passerines in and near the area of the watch today with 7 or 8 species of warbler present including Black-throated Green, Black-throated Blue, Bay-breasted, Cape May and Blackpoll along with some thrushes and sparrows among which Gray-cheeked Thrush and Lincolns Sparrow were the best finds. A late Eastern Pewee was also noted as well as a couple of juvenile Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers. ======================================================================== 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
