SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 26, 2003 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 1 1 Turkey Vulture 1148 66568 68424 Osprey 0 39 243 Bald Eagle 0 95 175 Northern Harrier 6 927 1183 Sharp-shinned Hawk 65 7247 11719 Cooper's Hawk 11 630 760 Northern Goshawk 2 14 14 Red-shouldered Hawk 40 467 467 Broad-winged Hawk 0 13571 87359 Red-tailed Hawk 205 3579 3682 Rough-legged Hawk 0 21 21 Golden Eagle 2 29 29 American Kestrel 1 809 2370 Merlin 0 21 81 Peregrine Falcon 1 41 82 Unknown 0 12 12 Swainson's Hawk 0 10 14 Total: 1481 94081 176636 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 10:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Dave Mendus, Jeff Schultz Visitors: Sean Bachman Lyle Hamilton Don Sherwood Bob Jacobs Gloria Harkness David Harkness Darlene Friedman Rosemary Brady Weather: Early morning showers and drizzle postponed the start of the count until mid morning. The remainder of the day was generally cloudy but with a good bit of sun, enough to generate a decent flight during the afternoon hours. Winds were light to moderate from the west. Observations: The flight was dominated by TVs and Red-tails and highlighted by some excellent views of birds including a particularly cooperative juvenile Golden Eagle. ======================================================================== 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.