SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 09, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 119 2888 62294 Osprey 0 3 194 Bald Eagle 0 9 204 Northern Harrier 4 42 790 Sharp-shinned Hawk 11 116 9855 Cooper's Hawk 12 116 623 Northern Goshawk 0 0 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 42 423 847 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 69574 Red-tailed Hawk 351 3251 5955 Rough-legged Hawk 0 8 12 Golden Eagle 6 45 79 American Kestrel 0 2 1274 Merlin 0 1 39 Peregrine Falcon 0 3 64 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: 545 6907 151816 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 6.5 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Bruce Roberts, John Elliott Visitors: Rodney Laura Ron Harkness Linda Roberts Don Sherwood Weather: There was a mix of sun and cloud for much of the day with heavier cloud cover moving into the area ahead of late day showers. Winds were very light and variable in the morning becoming light to moderate southeast at noon, switching sharply to the west-northwest late in the day. Raptor Observations: After a slow start there was a very good movement of raptors until the mid afternoon when a sharp drop off of activity was noted. Per usual the flight was Red-tail dominated but with a decent showing for most species and included a couple of nice overhead views of Golden Eagles. Interestingly there continues to be a lack of Rough-legs and Goshawks. While the latter species is known to be in a down cycle currently, Rough-legs probably have been delayed by the unseasonable weather this fall like a number of other species. Non-raptor Observations: ======================================================================== 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 ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
