SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 08, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 1 1 Turkey Vulture 30 21898 23754 Osprey 0 24 228 Bald Eagle 3 53 133 Northern Harrier 36 421 677 Sharp-shinned Hawk 449 3147 7619 Cooper's Hawk 31 177 307 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 7 7 Broad-winged Hawk 0 13530 87318 Red-tailed Hawk 16 176 279 Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1 Golden Eagle 0 5 5 American Kestrel 30 526 2087 Merlin 1 14 74 Peregrine Falcon 1 33 74 Unknown 0 9 9 Swainson's Hawk 0 5 9 Total: 597 40027 122582 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 8.5 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Terry Angevine Visitors: Jim Maki Seth Gallagher David Cuthrell Tom Calligaro Pat Mulawa Weather: For the third day running, skies were cloudless with light southwest winds switching to light to moderate southeast in the afternoon. Observations: The flight was generally spread over the whole sky and at all altitudes throughout the day. The day was slow in contrast to recent ones although the Accipiter flight continued to be strong with lots of direct comparisons for the novice and experienced watcher alike. An interesting side note was the massive hatch of ladybugs brought on by the 70-degree temperature making the presence of yellow jackets trivial to say the least. ======================================================================== 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.
