SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, MI, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 26, 2002 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- BV 0 0 0 TV 33 733 733 OS 0 172 172 BE 4 103 103 NH 7 441 441 SS 123 4536 4536 CH 6 108 108 NG 0 0 0 RS 0 6 6 BW 474 106262 106262 RT 7 255 255 RL 0 0 0 GE 0 1 1 AK 8 2012 2012 ML 1 48 48 PG 0 29 29 UR 0 0 0 SW 0 3 3 Total: 663 114709 114709 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:30:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Site Coordinator: Calvin Brennan Observers: John Elliot, Patrick Mulawa Weather: A foggy start to the day gave way to clear skies but somewhat hazy conditions. Winds were generally light for most of the day from the east-southeast. Skies eventually clouded over in advance of the approaching storm system associated with tropical storm Isidor. Observations: ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan (common_raven@hotmail.com) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/ The primary site used by Southeastern Michigan Raptor Research (SMRR) is the Boat Launch at Lake Erie Metropark located approximately 20 miles south of Detroit, Michigan. A secondary site, the Headquarters of Pointe Mouillee State Game Area can be used during certain wind conditions. When staffing is available, both sites can be used at the same time. The season begins on the first day of September and concludes on the final day of November. For details and directions, log on to www.smrr.net The stipend for the 2002 season counter was provided by DTE Energy. Visit www.dteenergy.com to learn more! reports@hawkcount.org