SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 26, 2003 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 40 717 717 Osprey 5 174 174 Bald Eagle 2 67 67 Northern Harrier 26 191 191 Sharp-shinned Hawk 222 3480 3480 Cooper's Hawk 3 102 102 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 869 69461 69461 Red-tailed Hawk 3 87 87 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 58 1317 1317 Merlin 0 50 50 Peregrine Falcon 6 22 22 Unknown 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 3 3 Total: 1234 75671 75671 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 8.5 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Matt Pety, Raburn Howland Visitors: Jim Maki Fred Kirn Doug Wells Evelyn Merriman Kevin Georg Skip Zabel Anne Hanft Sol Hanft Weather: Todays weather was a mix of sun and cloud with light south winds switching to moderate southeast in the afternoon. Observations: The flight was spread over a wide front with a few left over kettles of Broad-wings making their way to the southwest well to the north of the boat launch during the late morning hours. Generally the flight was dominated by Sharp-shins as it has been with a good number of Harriers adding to the mix and highlighted by the tally of 6 Peregrines. ======================================================================== 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 2003 season counter was provided by DTE Energy. Visit www.dteenergy.com to learn more! reports@hawkcount.org Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.