SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 11, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 1119 52783 54298 Osprey 1 19 227 Bald Eagle 3 25 121 Northern Harrier 12 88 463 Sharp-shinned Hawk 39 1698 7378 Cooper's Hawk 13 188 365 Northern Goshawk 1 13 15 Red-shouldered Hawk 19 298 302 Broad-winged Hawk 0 102 91085 Red-tailed Hawk 122 1505 1866 Rough-legged Hawk 1 10 10 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 1 155 1712 Merlin 1 8 61 Peregrine Falcon 0 21 41 Unknown 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 10 Total: 1332 56915 157955 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:30:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 6.5 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Weather: Todays conditions were very similar to yesterday without the early morning rain and drizzle. Skies were overcast with winds moderate to fairly strong out of the northeast. Raptor Observations: Unlike yesterday however, there was a movement of birds compacted into a few hours during the middle of the day. The flight was substantial during this brief period both in number and diversity of species. Non-raptor Observations: ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
