SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 22, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 6 259 259 Osprey 6 130 130 Bald Eagle 1 76 76 Northern Harrier 4 372 372 Sharp-shinned Hawk 85 2866 2866 Cooper's Hawk 0 87 87 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 3 3 Broad-winged Hawk 0 27406 27406 Red-tailed Hawk 1 111 111 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 8 1160 1160 Merlin 2 19 19 Peregrine Falcon 0 15 15 Unknown Swainson's Hawk 0 2 2 Total: 113 32506 32506 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Darlene Friedman, John Elliot Visitors: Frank Kitakis Robert Westland Andy Dettlinger Weather: Today was overcast for the most part with occasional brighter periods when the sun almost peeked out of the cloud cover. There was the occasional sprinkle in the late morning and afternoon. Winds were moderate to fairly strong from the south. Raptor Observations: As might be expected on a day dominated by clouds, the migration was light albeit somewhat steady but dying off quickly in the mid afternoon. The flight was mostly of Sharpies with very little else making the passage today. Highlighting the day, though, was the two Merlins recorded, one of which we watched for about an hour as it sat on a perch within site of the hawk watch and devoured its prey (best guess was a House Finch). Altogether for the day, 113 birds of 8 species were observed. Non-raptor Observations: Large numbers of Northern Rough-winged Swallows were seen migrating today along with lesser numbers of Tree and Barn Swallows and Chimney Swifts. Several Purple Martins were also noted. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
