SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark
Brownstown, Michigan, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 29, 2007
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 3476 62882
Osprey 0 4 195
Bald Eagle 1 16 211
Northern Harrier 2 70 818
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 170 9909
Cooper's Hawk 2 215 722
Northern Goshawk 0 2 4
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 602 1026
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 69574
Red-tailed Hawk 1 6700 9404
Rough-legged Hawk 0 25 29
Golden Eagle 0 89 123
American Kestrel 0 3 1275
Merlin 0 3 41
Peregrine Falcon 0 5 66
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: 7 11380 156289
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Observation start time: 09:15:00
Observation end time: 14:30:00
Total observation time: 5.25 hours
Official Counter: Calvin Brennan
Observers: Bruce Roberts, Darlene Friedman, Raburn Howland,
Rodney Laura
Visitors:
Jim Maki
Ron Harkness
Don Sherwood
Pete Przybylski
Weather:
Mostly cloudy conditions in the early morning became partly sunny
conditions by late morning then mostly sunny in the afternoon. Winds were
quite strong and gusty from the west.
Raptor Observations:
Today continued the wind down of our season with just a handful of raptors
on the go, albeit a bit better than the last couple of almost nil days.
Non-raptor Observations:
The real highlight on this cold and windy day was the reappearance of the
juvenile Northern Gannet, although the viewing was brief as it crossed the
channel to the east and continued straight on southeastward.
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Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at:
http://www.smrr.net/
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