SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 30, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 856 57274 59059 Osprey 0 44 191 Bald Eagle 0 56 195 Northern Harrier 9 243 743 Sharp-shinned Hawk 43 3030 9735 Cooper's Hawk 6 328 501 Northern Goshawk 0 2 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 10 416 424 Broad-winged Hawk 0 39 69574 Red-tailed Hawk 79 2240 2603 Rough-legged Hawk 0 4 4 Golden Eagle 2 31 31 American Kestrel 1 209 1271 Merlin 0 12 38 Peregrine Falcon 0 25 60 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: 1006 63953 144441 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Bruce Roberts, Jim Maki, Lathe Claflin Visitors: Frank Kitakis Linda Roberts Rodney Laura Ron Harkness Weather: Skies were sunny throughout the day today with little or no cloud cover. There was a slight haze particularly at the horizon that limited the visibility somewhat. Winds were light to moderate southwest becoming moderate from the south at midday. Raptor Observations: With the southerly flow, almost the entire flight was to the north. Overall the migration was not too bad given the conditions but a bit slow in contrast to the last few very good days. Non-raptor Observations: While Pine Siskins have been migrating through in small to medium-sized groups on a daily basis of late, a fly-over Common Redpoll was particularly noteworthy today. ======================================================================== 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/ontbirdshow.htm ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm
