SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 19, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 2 190 190 Osprey 14 164 164 Bald Eagle 2 45 45 Northern Harrier 13 233 233 Sharp-shinned Hawk 128 3030 3030 Cooper's Hawk 0 60 60 Northern Goshawk 0 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1 Broad-winged Hawk 0 47174 47174 Red-tailed Hawk 0 149 149 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 15 768 768 Merlin 3 40 40 Peregrine Falcon 0 11 11 Unknown 0 0 0 Total: 177 51866 51866 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 8.5 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Jim Maki, Matt Pety, Terry Angevine Visitors: Gerry Stanley Al Kostyniak Evelyn Merriman Walt Pawloski Weather: Today was mostly cloudy with occasional sunny breaks especially in mid afternoon. Winds were light south-southwest for much of the morning becoming light to moderate south-southeast in the afternoon. Raptor Observations: The flight was sluggish to say the least and heavily dominated by Sharpies. Not a single Buteo was seen! Non-raptor Observations: Predictions: Rain is forecast to pass through the area tonight with northeast winds and partly sunny skies predicted for tomorrow. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
