SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 05, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 13 72 72 Osprey 11 61 61 Bald Eagle 2 21 21 Northern Harrier 9 90 90 Sharp-shinned Hawk 20 34 34 Cooper's Hawk 3 13 13 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 67 113 113 Red-tailed Hawk 11 80 80 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 26 81 81 Merlin 0 1 1 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown 0 0 0 Total: 162 566 566 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Dave Mendus, Don Sherwood, Matt Pety, Paul Cypher Visitors: Pete Przybylski Gloria Harkness Ron Harness Tim Smart Charlene Borchers Weather: Conditions were again sunny today with light southeast winds during the morning becoming moderate southeast in the afternoon. Raptor Observations: The flight was somewhat anemic early in the day, but picking up by the noon hour and continuing steady but light until the end of the count. Numbers overall were similar to yesterday but a shift in species numbers was noted with Broad-wings, Kestrels and Sharp-shins being the most numerous. Non-raptor Observations: Monarch numbers were even more impressive than yesterday with dozens visible during a single scan of the sky at most times over the course of the day. The pace was generally steady all day with probably thousands moving through the area today. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
