SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 27, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 41 701 701 Osprey 6 178 178 Bald Eagle 1 95 95 Northern Harrier 7 423 423 Sharp-shinned Hawk 138 3880 3880 Cooper's Hawk 4 112 112 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 4 4 Broad-winged Hawk 8 59818 59818 Red-tailed Hawk 2 157 157 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 1 1 1 American Kestrel 137 1552 1552 Merlin 3 26 26 Peregrine Falcon 2 29 29 Unknown Swainson's Hawk 0 2 2 Total: 350 66978 66978 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:30:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 6.5 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Jim Maki, Terry Angevine Visitors: Pete Przybylski Weather: Today saw mostly sunny conditions during the morning with increasing cloudiness seen at midday ahead of the weak frontal system that came through the area in the afternoon. There were occasional showers present during the early to mid afternoon. Winds were moderate to fairly strong southwest. Raptor Observations: The flight was moderate but steady and dominated by Sharpies and Kestrels. This activity continued even through the first couple of showers in the early afternoon before dropping off abruptly in mid afternoon. One very surprising highlight for the day was a sub adult Golden Eagle that was seen during mid morning, a very cooperative individual that came by very low and circled several times right over the watch. This is one of perhaps only half a dozen recorded in the month of September at this site. Non-raptor Observations: Hummingbirds were particularly active migrating ahead of the showers today. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
