SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 30, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 329 1515 1515 Osprey 4 208 208 Bald Eagle 4 96 96 Northern Harrier 4 375 375 Sharp-shinned Hawk 210 5680 5680 Cooper's Hawk 13 177 177 Northern Goshawk 0 2 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 4 4 Broad-winged Hawk 4 90983 90983 Red-tailed Hawk 29 361 361 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 17 1557 1557 Merlin 0 53 53 Peregrine Falcon 1 20 20 Unknown 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 9 9 Total: 615 101040 101040 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 8.5 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Fred Kirn, Jim Maki, John Elliot, Tim Smart Weather: Today was clear and cloudless for the most part with light to moderate southwest winds becoming moderate south-southeast in the afternoon. Raptor Observations: The flight was a bit slow in developing and stayed somewhat sporadic with short bursts of activity. Much of the movement as well was to the north of the count area, as expected on a day with predominately south winds. Non-raptor Observations: ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
