SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 03, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 864 864 2649 Osprey 9 12 159 Bald Eagle 1 3 142 Northern Harrier 24 34 534 Sharp-shinned Hawk 184 234 6939 Cooper's Hawk 4 6 179 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 1 9 Broad-winged Hawk 3 3 69538 Red-tailed Hawk 3 4 367 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 3 4 1066 Merlin 2 2 28 Peregrine Falcon 3 5 40 Unknown 8 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 1101 1172 81660 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Jim Maki, Patrick Mulawa, Ron Harkness Visitors: Cindi and Rick Kryc Paul Cypher Bruce Roberts Sam Gay Weather: Today saw some early morning rain that postponed the start of the count for and hour or so. Overcast conditions prevailed during the morning with gradual clearing occurring in the afternoon. Winds were moderate and a bit gusty throughout the day starting in the southwest but becoming westerly by the afternoon and dropping off somewhat by late afternoon. Raptor Observations: The flight was a bit slow in developing, not surprising given the cloud cover early in the day but by late morning, Sharpies were moving steadily if not heavily with the first vultures appearing once there was some open patches in the cloud at midday. TVs continued to move throughout the afternoon and even into the early evening with today being the first day when there were kettles of 100 or more individuals. Most of the falcons recorded for the day were during the last couple of hours of the count and included a Merlin that initially was seen zooming over our heads in pursuit of a Yellow-rumped Warbler. It then made a U-turn back over the channel where it preceded to chase some of the gulls feeding over the water in classic Merlin fashion. Non-raptor Observations: Blue Jays continued to move in large numbers today along with Tree Swallows with lesser numbers of Northern Rough-winged Swallows noted. ======================================================================== 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
