SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 30, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 1 Turkey Vulture 4 4759 73886 Osprey 0 3 246 Bald Eagle 0 22 199 Northern Harrier 0 154 1372 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 158 12080 Cooper's Hawk 0 93 882 Northern Goshawk 0 29 50 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 264 874 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 87359 Red-tailed Hawk 6 7984 12161 Rough-legged Hawk 0 79 100 Golden Eagle 0 92 124 American Kestrel 0 5 2380 Merlin 0 2 83 Peregrine Falcon 0 2 87 Unknown 0 0 12 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 14 Short-eared Owl 0 2 2 Total: 12 13648 191912 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 4 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Jeff Schultz Visitors: Paul Cypher Mary Cypher Stan Kowalski Don Sherwood Charlene Borchers Weather: Today began mostly sunny with clouds building in throughout the morning. Winds were moderate to fairly strong from the west-southwest. Observations: The final day of the season provided little in the way of a raptor flight. Interesting notes in the non-raptor vein were an albinistic Ring-billed Gull and a fly-over Common Redpoll. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/ The primary site used by Southeastern Michigan Raptor Research (SMRR) is the Boat Launch at Lake Erie Metropark located approximately 20 miles south of Detroit, Michigan. A secondary site, the Headquarters of Pointe Mouillee State Game Area can be used during certain wind conditions. When staffing is available, both sites can be used at the same time. The season begins on the first day of September and concludes on the final day of November. For details and directions, log on to www.smrr.net The stipend for the 2003 season counter was provided by DTE Energy. Visit www.dteenergy.com to learn more! [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
