SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 24, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 3476 62882 Osprey 0 4 195 Bald Eagle 2 14 209 Northern Harrier 0 66 814 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 165 9904 Cooper's Hawk 2 213 720 Northern Goshawk 0 2 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 602 1026 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 69574 Red-tailed Hawk 2 6699 9403 Rough-legged Hawk 0 25 29 Golden Eagle 1 88 122 American Kestrel 0 3 1275 Merlin 0 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: 8 11364 156273 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 4 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Rodney Laura Visitors: Skye Haas Scott Jennex Weather: Today conditions were dominated by mirky sunshine shrouded by a high layer of cloud cover. Winds were light to moderate southwest. Raptor Observations: There was very little movement recorded but one notable sighting was a second-year Bald Eagle with a radio transmitter attached to its upper back. Non-raptor Observations: Barely 10 minutes into the count, a juvenile Northern Gannet appeared at the mouth of the Brownstown Channel less than a half mile southeast of the watch area. It was in view for several minutes before heading towards the south end of the park and out of sight. This is the fifth record for this species for the count and the sixth record for LEMP. ======================================================================== 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
