SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 20, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 1 1 Turkey Vulture 157 53038 54894 Osprey 0 37 241 Bald Eagle 0 83 163 Northern Harrier 59 824 1080 Sharp-shinned Hawk 335 6336 10808 Cooper's Hawk 15 515 645 Northern Goshawk 0 7 7 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 155 155 Broad-winged Hawk 0 13570 87358 Red-tailed Hawk 5 797 900 Rough-legged Hawk 0 6 6 Golden Eagle 0 6 6 American Kestrel 28 788 2349 Merlin 1 19 79 Peregrine Falcon 0 38 79 Unknown 0 9 9 Swainson's Hawk 0 10 14 Total: 600 76239 158794 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Terry Angevine Visitors: Walt Palaski Weather: Today saw a mix of sun and cloud along with southwest winds that grew increasingly strong throughout the day. Observations: This was one of the most compact flights of the season as far as time line and is surely a sign of things to come in the latter half of the season. In the early part of the day there were two distinct flight paths, one to the north and the other to the south of the count area. Eventually the influence of the wind dried up the south flight line as most birds in the early afternoon were observed to the north. By mid afternoon even the northern flight path had ceased to produce any birds resulting in an early shut down of the count. After the tremendous TV flight the last couple of weeks, todays numbers may be signal to the winding down of migration for that species, although Im sure there will be a few good days over the next week or so. Otherwise, the count was dominated by Sharp-shins and Harriers, the latter species coming by in loose groups of from 2 to 8 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.
