SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 22, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 515 33916 35701 Osprey 1 43 190 Bald Eagle 2 49 188 Northern Harrier 5 201 701 Sharp-shinned Hawk 349 2760 9465 Cooper's Hawk 14 239 412 Northern Goshawk 0 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 153 161 Broad-winged Hawk 0 39 69574 Red-tailed Hawk 7 602 965 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 3 3 American Kestrel 14 204 1266 Merlin 1 12 38 Peregrine Falcon 1 25 60 Unknown 8 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 910 38247 118735 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Bruce Roberts, Patrick Mulawa, Ron Harkness, Terry Angevine Visitors: Linda Roberts Weather: Today saw sunny skies for much of the day with just some high cirrus cloud cover. Heavier clouds moved into the area gradually from the south and west during the afternoon as a frontal system approached, a system forecast to bring rain during the overnight hours and into the early morning tomorrow. Winds were light to moderate out of the south for the most part today. Raptor Observations: Sharpies dominated the flight for the most part today with only a modest TV passage recorded and low numbers for most other species. Hopefully this will be the last of this continuing summer-like weather and with the cooler weather predicted for the remainder of the week, we will see an increase in the larger cold weather raptors. Non-raptor Observations: While Rusty Blackbirds have been increasing in numbers daily lately, a couple of BrewerÂ’s were noted among what was a rather large movement of blackbirds and Starlings early in the day. Also, a Common Tern was seen feeding with the ForsterÂ’s in the channel late in the 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
