SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 01, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 1326 1326 60732 Osprey 0 0 191 Bald Eagle 3 3 198 Northern Harrier 10 10 758 Sharp-shinned Hawk 17 17 9756 Cooper's Hawk 12 12 519 Northern Goshawk 0 0 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 47 47 471 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 69574 Red-tailed Hawk 1116 1116 3820 Rough-legged Hawk 3 3 7 Golden Eagle 10 10 44 American Kestrel 2 2 1274 Merlin 0 0 38 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 61 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 8 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 2546 2546 147455 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Darlene Friedman, Fred Kirn, Raburn Howland, Ron Harkness Visitors: Rodney Laura Pete Przybylski Anne and Saul Hanft Bruce Roberts Jim Maki Larry Snyder Weather: Skies were clear throughout the day today with little or no cloud cover. Winds were light west-southwest early becoming moderate west and finally west-northwest. Raptor Observations: There was very little movement early in the day, building only gradually during the late morning. By early afternoon though there was a heavy passage of birds that peaked late, with the busiest hours being between 3 and 5. Perhaps most remarkable was how late birds continued moving southbound with many seen up to a half hour before sunset. The Red-tail migration was the most impressive during these later hours of the count with kettles numbering from a few birds to a hundred or more, outnumbering even the TVs during this part of the day. Other highlights of the day were another fine Golden Eagle passage and several Rough-legs including one dark morph. 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
