SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 25, 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 0 14 209 Northern Harrier 1 67 815 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 169 9908 Cooper's Hawk 0 213 720 Northern Goshawk 0 2 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 602 1026 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 69574 Red-tailed Hawk 0 6699 9403 Rough-legged Hawk 0 25 29 Golden Eagle 1 89 123 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: 6 11370 156279 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 13:45:00 Total observation time: 4.75 hours Official Counter: Josh Haas Observers: Bruce Roberts, Calvin Brennan, Darlene Friedman Visitors: Stan Kowalski Pat Mulawa Roger Kuhlman Dave Mendus Ron and Gloria Harkness Rodney Laura Frank Kitakis Joy Barron Weather: It was sunny and cloudless for much of the early part of the day with clouds building into the area fairly early in the afternoon. Winds were generally light varying from west to south-southwest. Raptor Observations: It appears that our season is winding down as only a handful of birds were recorded under fairly favorable conditions. Non-raptor Observations: Today saw the return of the Gannet although this time it was much more cooperative, giving us several good views over the course of a half hour or so as it worked the area between Sturgeon Bar and Celeron Island. It made quite a few plunge dives during the time that we watched it but it wasnt clear whether it caught anything in any of these attempts. ======================================================================== 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
