SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 14, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 2 3264 62670 Osprey 0 3 194 Bald Eagle 0 10 205 Northern Harrier 1 54 802 Sharp-shinned Hawk 12 146 9885 Cooper's Hawk 8 162 669 Northern Goshawk 0 0 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 5 537 961 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 69574 Red-tailed Hawk 107 4249 6953 Rough-legged Hawk 2 15 19 Golden Eagle 4 56 90 American Kestrel 0 2 1274 Merlin 0 2 40 Peregrine Falcon 1 4 65 Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0 Unknown Buteo 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 8 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 142 8504 153413 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: John Elliott, Terry Angevine Visitors: Rodney Laura Bob Westland Ron Harkness Weather: Cloudy skies dominated much of the morning today with rapid clearing occurring in the early afternoon with overcast conditions returning late in the day. Winds were light to moderate west-southwest early becoming fairly strong and gusty out of the west by late morning. Raptor Observations: Predictably most of todays activity was reserved for the sunnier portions of the day in the afternoon. There was a decent push of birds at this time that dropped off quickly once the clouds developed again. Highlighting the day were two light morph Rough-legs that were seen escorting the second Golden Eagle of the day southward. Also, a fleeting Peregrine at the end of the day made for a nice capper to the flight. Non-raptor Observations: Non-raptor highlights included three Tree Swallows and a single Northern Rough-winged Swallow. ======================================================================== 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/information/ontbirdssetup.php ONTBIRDS Guidelines may be viewed at http://www.ofo.ca/information/ontbirdsguide.php
