SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 05, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 130 1436 3221 Osprey 3 20 167 Bald Eagle 4 9 148 Northern Harrier 10 59 559 Sharp-shinned Hawk 91 419 7124 Cooper's Hawk 32 51 224 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 9 Broad-winged Hawk 3 17 69552 Red-tailed Hawk 3 26 389 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 9 16 1078 Merlin 0 2 28 Peregrine Falcon 0 9 44 Unknown 8 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 285 2065 82553 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:30:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8.5 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: John Elliott, Patrick Mulawa Visitors: Frank Kitakis Ron Harkness Jim Maki Weather: Today continued the unseasonably warm trend of the last couple of days, a pattern that is likely to last several more days. Conditions overall were humid and hazy reducing visibility although this improved somewhat in the afternoon. Winds were light to moderate east-southeast for much of the day. Raptor Observations: After a very slow start there was more or less a steady trickle of birds from about mid morning onward dominated by Accipiters. The last couple of days have seen a shift in the ratio of Sharpies to Coopers Hawks as the migration for the latter species picks up, a typical scenario for this time of year. The only TV group of any size was recorded late in the day when conditions were at their clearest, making one wonder if they were going by undetected well to the north during the hazier portions of the day. Non-raptor Observations: Even during todays warm hazy conditions, Blue Jays moved steadily throughout the day. There were quite a few Monarchs noted as well, certainly a few dozen but probably more. ======================================================================== 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
