SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 30, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 687 1856 1856 Osprey 7 204 204 Bald Eagle 7 80 80 Northern Harrier 27 256 256 Sharp-shinned Hawk 292 4472 4472 Cooper's Hawk 8 130 130 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 1705 73788 73788 Red-tailed Hawk 6 103 103 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 125 1561 1561 Merlin 0 60 60 Peregrine Falcon 3 41 41 Unknown 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 4 4 Total: 2867 82555 82555 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time: 9.5 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: John Elliot, Lathe Claflin, Paul Cypher Visitors: Jim Maki Weather: Another day of somewhat unsettled weather including an early morning shower. The winds, which were strong and brisk all day, blew mainly from the west. Observations: It seems that this weather pattern has been successful in stimulating a very good raptor flight as the last several days have illustrated. Perhaps the birds, like the human onlookers today, were feeling Falls chill in the air and the impulse to be on the move to southern locales. Certainly it seemed more like October 30th than September 30th. Today produced the first substantial one day movement of Turkey Vultures along with another good push of Broad-wings, the latter event being somewhat surprising for this date. For the second time this season, a migrating Peregrine was observed feeding on the wing. It was probably a Blue Jay as todays skies like so many lately were filled with thousands of these birds ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/ The primary site used by Southeastern Michigan Raptor Research (SMRR) is the Boat Launch at Lake Erie Metropark located approximately 20 miles south of Detroit, Michigan. A secondary site, the Headquarters of Pointe Mouillee State Game Area can be used during certain wind conditions. When staffing is available, both sites can be used at the same time. The season begins on the first day of September and concludes on the final day of November. For details and directions, log on to www.smrr.net The stipend for the 2003 season counter was provided by DTE Energy. Visit www.dteenergy.com to learn more! [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
