SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 13, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 138 138 Osprey 5 117 117 Bald Eagle 0 29 29 Northern Harrier 0 130 130 Sharp-shinned Hawk 59 1311 1311 Cooper's Hawk 0 30 30 Northern Goshawk 0 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 2038 2038 Red-tailed Hawk 0 96 96 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 7 256 256 Merlin 3 18 18 Peregrine Falcon 0 3 3 Unknown 0 0 0 Total: 74 4167 4167 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Jeff Schultz, Lathe Claflin, Tim Smart Weather: Today was again warm and humid, continuing the trend of recent days. Winds were light south-southwest early becoming moderate south-southeast by mid-morning. Raptor Observations: There was very little in the way of a sustained flight and what little movement there was ground to a halt in the early afternoon. Non-raptor Observations: Predictions: The forecast frontal system predicted to bring rain to the region over the next couple of days should help to stimulate what has been a stagnation of the migration during this recent southerly flow of air. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
