SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 16, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 431 28635 30420 Osprey 0 37 184 Bald Eagle 0 46 185 Northern Harrier 3 182 682 Sharp-shinned Hawk 6 1858 8563 Cooper's Hawk 4 178 351 Northern Goshawk 0 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 141 149 Broad-winged Hawk 0 39 69574 Red-tailed Hawk 2 504 867 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 2 2 American Kestrel 0 140 1202 Merlin 0 10 36 Peregrine Falcon 0 21 56 Unknown 8 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 446 31794 112282 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:45:00 Observation end time: 12:00:00 Total observation time: 4.25 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Charlene Brennan, Raburn Howland Visitors: Bruce Roberts Ron Harkness Richard Naber Weather: Overcast conditions were the order of the day with rain moving into the area in the early afternoon. Winds were fairly strong out of the east-southeast Raptor Observations: Perhaps a surprising number of TVs recorded, although experience says that vultures will migrate, if only in limited numbers, in all kinds of weather especially during this peak period. Non-raptor Observations: ======================================================================== 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
