SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 10, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 257 3662 72946 Osprey 0 1 225 Bald Eagle 1 12 190 Northern Harrier 8 68 830 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 251 8375 Cooper's Hawk 4 102 687 Northern Goshawk 1 1 7 Red-shouldered Hawk 35 552 794 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 67956 Red-tailed Hawk 158 2672 4844 Rough-legged Hawk 2 4 11 Golden Eagle 12 55 74 American Kestrel 0 6 1859 Merlin 0 3 45 Peregrine Falcon 0 4 45 Unknown Swainson's Hawk 0 0 9 Total: 481 7393 158897 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 6.5 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Visitors: Paul Berrigan Ron Harkness Tex Wells Karl Overman Frank Kitakis Jim Maki Bruce Roberts Paul Cypher Weather: Today saw mostly sunny skies for much of the day with variable amounts of cirrus clouds. Heavier cloud cover pushed into the area in late afternoon as a quickly advancing front approached from the west. Winds were moderate from the east, becoming gustier in the afternoon. Raptor Observations: There was a steady if not particularly heavy movement of birds today beginning early in the day and lasting until mid afternoon. Typical of east dominated winds; birds were spread over a very broad front although many birds were enjoyed as they flew directly overhead. Highlighting the day were excellent views of a juvenile Northern Goshawk, light-morph Rough-legged Hawk and 4 or 5 of the dozen Golden Eagles seen during the day. Non-raptor Observations: Vast numbers of crows were seen migrating today. Strings of them were seen even during the pre-count walkabout and at no time during the day were they absent from the sky. Certainly overall numbers were in the tens of thousands. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
