SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 08, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 91 2769 62175 Osprey 0 3 194 Bald Eagle 0 9 204 Northern Harrier 5 38 786 Sharp-shinned Hawk 14 105 9844 Cooper's Hawk 10 104 611 Northern Goshawk 0 0 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 6 381 805 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 69574 Red-tailed Hawk 90 2900 5604 Rough-legged Hawk 2 8 12 Golden Eagle 3 39 73 American Kestrel 0 2 1274 Merlin 0 1 39 Peregrine Falcon 0 3 64 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: 221 6362 151271 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 6.5 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Fred Kirn, Raburn Howland, Ron Harkness Visitors: Rodney Laura Jim Maki Pete Przybylski Weather: Overcast conditions and a light haze prevailed throughout the day with only the occasional brightening of the sky as the sun tried to burn through the cloud deck. Winds were light to moderate southwest varying somewhat more to the south in the afternoon. Raptor Observations: The flight was not too bad given the conditions although much of the movement was well to the north. The breakdown was similar to yesterday but with fewer TVs and Red-shoulders in the overall mix of birds. The two Rough-legs recorded, one of each morph, added nicely to the days diversity. 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/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
