SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 28, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 63 65351 67242 Osprey 0 35 223 Bald Eagle 0 58 173 Northern Harrier 0 250 755 Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 3503 7776 Cooper's Hawk 2 360 506 Northern Goshawk 0 4 4 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 190 194 Broad-winged Hawk 0 2503 67955 Red-tailed Hawk 5 1374 1575 Rough-legged Hawk 0 3 3 Golden Eagle 1 11 12 American Kestrel 0 211 1846 Merlin 1 14 41 Peregrine Falcon 0 11 40 Unknown Swainson's Hawk 0 6 9 Total: 78 73884 148354 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 10:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 1.75 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan, Jeff Schultz Observers: Josh Haas Weather: Persistant rain was the order of the day, although at times it appeared like the weather would break. Winds were moderate west early becoming very strong west-northwest in the afternoon. Raptor Observations: A handful of birds were recorded during some 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/
