SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 02, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 3236 5127 Osprey 3 7 195 Bald Eagle 1 9 124 Northern Harrier 4 23 528 Sharp-shinned Hawk 118 352 4625 Cooper's Hawk 3 32 178 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 5 Broad-winged Hawk 0 1890 67342 Red-tailed Hawk 0 27 228 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 1 2 American Kestrel 6 57 1692 Merlin 4 6 33 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 29 Unknown Swainson's Hawk 0 1 4 Total: 139 5642 80112 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 12:30:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 3 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Weather: Rain and thundershowers prevailed during the morning hours today with overcast conditions dominating the afternoon. Winds were light to moderate from the south. Raptor Observations: There was a period of very active migration during the afternoon once the showers had moved off to the east. Most of the birds recorded were Sharp-shins but the 4 Merlins seen provided a nice highlight to todays limited coverage. Non-raptor Observations: ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
