SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 12, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 74 52857 54372 Osprey 0 19 227 Bald Eagle 2 27 123 Northern Harrier 0 88 463 Sharp-shinned Hawk 51 1749 7429 Cooper's Hawk 15 203 380 Northern Goshawk 0 13 15 Red-shouldered Hawk 6 304 308 Broad-winged Hawk 0 102 91085 Red-tailed Hawk 35 1540 1901 Rough-legged Hawk 0 10 10 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 0 155 1712 Merlin 0 8 61 Peregrine Falcon 0 21 41 Unknown 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 10 Total: 183 57098 158138 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 12:15:00 Total observation time: 3.25 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Visitors: Pete Przybylski Weather: Todays count was delayed early in the day by light drizzle and fog. Skies were generally overcast with occasional brief sunny breaks. Mid afternoon brought more drizzle into the area. Winds were light to moderate from the east-northeast. Raptor Observations: A modest flight was recorded during one of the brighter periods at midday. Non-raptor Observations: ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
