SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 17, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 325 28960 30745 Osprey 2 39 186 Bald Eagle 0 46 185 Northern Harrier 2 184 684 Sharp-shinned Hawk 98 1956 8661 Cooper's Hawk 19 197 370 Northern Goshawk 0 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 5 146 154 Broad-winged Hawk 0 39 69574 Red-tailed Hawk 14 518 881 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 2 2 American Kestrel 2 142 1204 Merlin 0 10 36 Peregrine Falcon 1 22 57 Unknown 8 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 468 32262 112750 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:15:00 Observation end time: 14:30:00 Total observation time: 6.25 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Bruce Roberts, Charlene Brennan, Terry Angevine Visitors: Jim Maki Ron Harkness Frank Kitakis Tex Wells Weather: Fog and haze dominated much of the day weather wise today. Visibility was reduced early in the day to about 2 kilometers and although the fog burned off somewhat the maximum viewing distance was restricted to about 10 kilometers (6 miles). Otherwise skies were sunny and the day overall was quite pleasant topping out at about 70 degrees F. Winds were light west-southwest early becoming moderate southeast by midday. Raptor Observations: The flight took some time to develop, not surprising given the conditions and was light overall. What vulture movement there was passed well to the north and was difficult to detect in the fuzzy air. It was a typical scenario of wondering if there were large numbers of TVs migrating further north but overall I did not get the impression that there was a major flight afoot. An adult Peregrine Falcon that circled overhead for quite some time provided a nice highlight on an otherwise ordinary day. 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/ontbirdshow.htm ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm
