SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 27, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 1 1 Turkey Vulture 336 66904 68760 Osprey 0 39 243 Bald Eagle 1 96 176 Northern Harrier 4 931 1187 Sharp-shinned Hawk 96 7343 11815 Cooper's Hawk 13 643 773 Northern Goshawk 4 18 18 Red-shouldered Hawk 107 574 574 Broad-winged Hawk 0 13571 87359 Red-tailed Hawk 354 3933 4036 Rough-legged Hawk 0 21 21 Golden Eagle 2 31 31 American Kestrel 2 811 2372 Merlin 0 21 81 Peregrine Falcon 2 43 84 Unknown 0 12 12 Swainson's Hawk 0 10 14 Total: 921 95002 177557 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Terry Angevine Visitors: Walt Pawloski Fred Kirn Jim Maki Weather: A very similar day weather-wise today as yesterday with clouds dominating and the occasional sunny break mixed in. Winds were light to moderate west-northwest. Observations: The flight was spread out over a broad front for much of the day but with plenty of birds flying right over the count area. For anyone wanting to get good looks at Red-shoulders, this would have been the day to be at the watch as many early on were low overhead and close. Seems that the age structure trend in this species skewed to a large proportion of adults is continuing as recorded in previous seasons. ======================================================================== 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.
