SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 14, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 138 138 Osprey 3 120 120 Bald Eagle 0 29 29 Northern Harrier 1 131 131 Sharp-shinned Hawk 24 1335 1335 Cooper's Hawk 1 31 31 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 4 260 260 Merlin 1 19 19 Peregrine Falcon 0 3 3 Unknown 0 0 0 Total: 34 4201 4201 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 11:30:00 Total observation time: 4.5 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Jeff Schultz, Terry Angevine Visitors: Scott Jennix Weather: Today was mostly cloudy with light to moderate south-southwest winds. Showers at midday abbreviated the watch, although the weather for much of the afternoon was similar to what it was before this brief wet interlude. Raptor Observations: Non-raptor Observations: Two Olive-sided Flycatchers hawked insects off the familiar snag west of the count area during the morning. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
