SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 09, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 11 71 71 Osprey 5 39 39 Bald Eagle 7 24 24 Northern Harrier 17 63 63 Sharp-shinned Hawk 142 855 855 Cooper's Hawk 19 49 49 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 149 302 302 Red-tailed Hawk 12 52 52 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 139 277 277 Merlin 5 15 15 Peregrine Falcon 2 7 7 Unknown Total: 508 1754 1754 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 10 hours Official Counter: Josh Haas Observers: Calvin Brennan, Derek Lovitch, Paul Cypher Visitors: Kara Haas Don Sherwood Frank Kitakis Ron and Gloria Harkness Pat Mulawa Greg Norwood Bruce Roberts Jim Maki Jim Diamond Betsy Yee Weather: Overcast conditions dominated the early part of the watch today; in fact it wasnt until the early afternoon when the low cloud deck finally burned off. Mostly sunny conditions prevailed for the remainder of the day with some cumulous clouds providing a background for high-flying birds. Winds were light north for much of the day becoming east-southeast late in the day. Raptor Observations: There was but a trickle of birds while the overcast conditions prevailed, with a predictable upturn of activity as the skies cleared. Migration was steady throughout the afternoon continuing even into the early evening. While most species were recorded in good numbers overall, the latter part of the day belonged to Kestrels with over a hundred recorded in the last two hours of the count. Non-raptor Observations: Non-raptor highlights included two migrating Common Nighthawks late in the day along with the multiple Cape May Warblers that have been frequenting the spruce tree near the watch the last couple of days. Predictions: Given today's late movement, tomorrow should be a very good day. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For instructions to join or leave ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdshow.htm ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm
