SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 12, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 261 31855 33746 Osprey 1 18 206 Bald Eagle 1 23 138 Northern Harrier 0 168 673 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 1115 5388 Cooper's Hawk 4 173 319 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 24 28 Broad-winged Hawk 0 2503 67955 Red-tailed Hawk 4 582 783 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 3 4 American Kestrel 0 164 1799 Merlin 0 8 35 Peregrine Falcon 0 4 33 Unknown Swainson's Hawk 0 5 8 Total: 275 36645 111115 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:30:00 Observation end time: 12:00:00 Total observation time: 4.5 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Weather: Today saw a mix of sun and cloud with very strong west winds and unseasonably cold temperatures. There were occasional snow squalls during the late morning and afternoon. Raptor Observations: Nearly all the birds recorded were Turkey Vultures, not too surprising given the rather November-like conditions. Non-raptor Observations: Large numbers of Tree Swallows were seen migrating on this cold front as well as a few Northern Rough-winged Swallows. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
