SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 09, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 15 25 25 Osprey 6 46 46 Bald Eagle 1 23 23 Northern Harrier 22 38 38 Sharp-shinned Hawk 15 123 123 Cooper's Hawk 4 25 25 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 4 135 135 Red-tailed Hawk 6 28 28 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 27 140 140 Merlin 0 3 3 Peregrine Falcon 0 2 2 Unknown Total: 100 588 588 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:30:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8.5 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Charlene Borchers, Jeff Loughman, Jeff Schultz Visitors: Josh Haas Craig Bateman Kevin Walsh Ron Harkness Gloria Harkness Jim Maki Weather: Todays weather began clear, but somewhat hazy with a gradual buildup of clouds throughout the morning and into the afternoon. A fast-moving thunderstorm came through the area in mid-afternoon with skies a mix of sun and cloud once it passed. Winds were light southeast in the morning, picking up considerably and switching to the east-northeast ahead of the thundershowers and remaining fairly strong for the rest of the day. Raptor Observations: The pre-rain movement began slowly and dropped off quickly once the heavier cloud cover developed ahead of the system. Once the rain passed there was considerable movement, most notably, Kestrels and Harriers. Non-raptor Observations: There were a number of passerines active during the morning hours today and again, as in previous falls, the spruce tree behind the watch area attracted several species of warblers including several each of Cape May and Blackpoll as well as a Blackburnian Warbler. Predictions: Tomorrow's forecast is for mostly sunny skies and moderate northeast winds. Given what the flight was today, tomorrow could potentially be the first large movemnet of the season. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
