SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 03, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 298 2654 71938 Osprey 0 1 225 Bald Eagle 1 6 184 Northern Harrier 9 22 784 Sharp-shinned Hawk 42 137 8261 Cooper's Hawk 16 52 637 Northern Goshawk 0 0 6 Red-shouldered Hawk 86 283 525 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 67956 Red-tailed Hawk 465 1547 3719 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 7 Golden Eagle 10 24 43 American Kestrel 1 3 1856 Merlin 0 1 43 Peregrine Falcon 0 2 43 Unknown Swainson's Hawk 0 0 9 Total: 928 4732 156236 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 6.5 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Charlene Borchers, John Elliot Visitors: Ron Harkness Richard Naber Tex Wells Jim Maki Anne Hanft Saul Hanft Weather: West winds again dominated todays weather with the morning being mostly sunny, becoming mostly cloudy in the afternoon. An occasional snow flurry was also seen in the afternoon. Raptor Observations: The flight today was very much like yesterdays with similar numbers seen for most species recorded except for vultures, which were seen in lesser numbers. There was a steady movement throughout the day with plenty of good looks at birds overhead including several of the Golden Eagles observed. It seems that this species has finally hit its stride for the season. Non-raptor Observations: Tundra Swans have been trickling into the area all this week with several small groups in all totaling about 60 birds noted today. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
