SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark
Brownstown, Michigan, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 15, 2007
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 50 3314 62720
Osprey 1 4 195
Bald Eagle 0 10 205
Northern Harrier 2 56 804
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 151 9890
Cooper's Hawk 10 172 679
Northern Goshawk 0 0 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 5 542 966
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 69574
Red-tailed Hawk 571 4820 7524
Rough-legged Hawk 4 19 23
Golden Eagle 6 62 96
American Kestrel 0 2 1274
Merlin 1 3 41
Peregrine Falcon 0 4 65
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: 655 9159 154068
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 7.5 hours
Official Counter: Calvin Brennan
Observers: Charlene Brennan, Darlene Friedman, Raburn Howland,
Ron Harkness
Visitors:
Rodney Laura
Pete Przybylski
Weather:
Today saw cloudy conditions with frequent sunny breaks and occasional
drizzle/sleet/snow showers. Winds were moderate out of the west at the
beginning of the day becoming strong and gusty west-northwest by late
morning. In all a fine and typical November day weather wise.
Raptor Observations:
The flight overall was dominated by Red-tails as has been the norm of late
but with a good variety of other species to make a chilly fall day very
enjoyable. As is typical on west component winds the movement was spread
over a broad field, with the strong winds buffeting the birds to and fro
making the flight even more disorganized from a counting standpoint.
Highlights of the day included a good showing from Rough-legs, which seem
to be in short supply this year, along with several excellent views of
Golden Eagles. An Osprey was a nice surprise although todays sighting is
several days shy of the late date of November 19. Among the many Red-tails
seen was a partially albino individual, the fourth hawk that weve seen
this season showing some level of albinism.
Non-raptor Observations:
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Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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