SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark
Brownstown, Michigan, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 27, 2007
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 3476 62882
Osprey 0 4 195
Bald Eagle 1 15 210
Northern Harrier 0 67 815
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 169 9908
Cooper's Hawk 0 213 720
Northern Goshawk 0 2 4
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 602 1026
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 69574
Red-tailed Hawk 0 6699 9403
Rough-legged Hawk 0 25 29
Golden Eagle 0 89 123
American Kestrel 0 3 1275
Merlin 0 3 41
Peregrine Falcon 1 5 66
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: 2 11372 156281
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Calvin Brennan
Observers: Bruce Roberts, Fred Kirn, Lathe Claflin, Rodney Laura,
Ron Harkness
Visitors:
Karl Overman
Weather:
Today saw mostly sunny conditions early with a mix of sun and cloud seen
during the late morning and afternoon as a strong cold front continued to
push bands of heavy cloud cover into the area. Winds were strong and gusty
from the west-southwest.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
Large numbers of Bonaparte's Gulls continued to migrate out of the north
today along with lesser numbers of Ring-billed Gulls. A couple of Great
Black-backed Gulls were also noted. A single white morph Snow Goose was
among a small group of migrant Tundra Swans. A total of 22 Black-crowned
Night Herons were seen migrating along with 10 Great Egrets and about 15
Great Blue Herons.
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Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at:
http://www.smrr.net/
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