SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 02, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 1106 2356 71640 Osprey 1 1 225 Bald Eagle 1 5 183 Northern Harrier 4 13 775 Sharp-shinned Hawk 70 95 8219 Cooper's Hawk 12 36 621 Northern Goshawk 0 0 6 Red-shouldered Hawk 79 197 439 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 67956 Red-tailed Hawk 431 1082 3254 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 7 Golden Eagle 13 14 33 American Kestrel 2 2 1855 Merlin 1 1 43 Peregrine Falcon 0 2 43 Unknown Swainson's Hawk 0 0 9 Total: 1720 3804 155308 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 14:30:00 Total observation time: 5.5 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Charlene Borchers, Raburn Howland Visitors: Pete Przybylski Fred Kirn Bruce and Linda Roberts Ron Harkness Weather: Today saw overcast conditions with occasional sunny breaks. There were flurries and some heavier snow squalls in the afternoon. Winds were moderate but gusty from the west. Raptor Observations: There was considerable migration today particularly before the heavier snow squalls in the afternoon. Much of the movement was as it has been lately with good numbers of Buteos and sizable groups of TVs coming through but highlighted by the first significant flight of Golden Eagles this fall. There were several instances when multiple eagles were in view at the same time, much to the appreciation of the assemblage of hearty souls that ventured out on this chilly day. Such are the rewards of November. Non-raptor Observations: ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
