SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 07, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 2230 3820 5605 Osprey 0 21 168 Bald Eagle 4 21 160 Northern Harrier 10 85 585 Sharp-shinned Hawk 146 697 7402 Cooper's Hawk 17 80 253 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 6 14 Broad-winged Hawk 0 17 69552 Red-tailed Hawk 7 44 407 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 12 38 1100 Merlin 1 4 30 Peregrine Falcon 4 17 52 Unknown 8 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 2432 4850 85338 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 8.5 hours Official Counter: Josh Haas Observers: Calvin Brennan, Charlene Brennan, Jeff Schultz Visitors: Today also marked another successful Turkey Vulture picnic. The forty or so people that were gathered on this very warm October day didnt seem to mind so much that there were not too many hawks to look at but instead were enjoying the sunny day, good food and pleasant conversation. Thanks to everyone for a great day and particularly to Pete Przybylski for his generous contribution as usual. Weather: Today was another hot hazy day as this southerly flow of air seen the last few days continued. Winds were non-existent for much of the morning becoming light to moderate south-southeast by late morning. Raptor Observations: The flight was very much similar as yesterday although there was a decent but short-lived movement of vultures during the middle of the day well to the north of the count area. Altogether though the flight was very light as might be expected given the summer-like conditions. Non-raptor Observations: ======================================================================== 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
