SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 24, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 62 380 380 Osprey 0 192 192 Bald Eagle 3 78 78 Northern Harrier 4 339 339 Sharp-shinned Hawk 235 4776 4776 Cooper's Hawk 19 112 112 Northern Goshawk 0 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 3 Broad-winged Hawk 2221 90778 90778 Red-tailed Hawk 50 264 264 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 29 1424 1424 Merlin 1 50 50 Peregrine Falcon 0 15 15 Unknown 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 9 9 Total: 2624 98421 98421 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Chuck Owens, Jeff Schultz, Jim Maki, Scott Jennex Visitors: Mary Wise Gloria Harkness Ron Harkness Stan Kowalski Pete Przybylski Karl Overman Weather: Todays conditions were a mix of sun and cloud particularly early in the day. Winds were moderate to fairly strong with varying easterly and southerly components. Raptor Observations: Most of the heavier movement of the day was early, with almost 90% of the flight taking place between 9 and 11am, corresponding to the brightest part of the day. The majority of the birds were in the form of some sizable groups of Broad-wings that were very cooperative, flying at a moderate height and directly overhead. Heavier cloud cover and a sporadic raptor flight dominated much of the afternoon. Non-raptor Observations: ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
