[Ontbirds]HSR: SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark (24 Nov 2007) 8 Raptors

[reports at hawkcount.org]

SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark
Brownstown, Michigan, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 24, 2007
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture               0           3476          62882
Osprey                       0              4            195
Bald Eagle                   2             14            209
Northern Harrier             0             66            814
Sharp-shinned Hawk           1            165           9904
Cooper's Hawk                2            213            720
Northern Goshawk             0              2              4
Red-shouldered Hawk          0            602           1026
Broad-winged Hawk            0              0          69574
Red-tailed Hawk              2           6699           9403
Rough-legged Hawk            0             25             29
Golden Eagle                 1             88            122
American Kestrel             0              3           1275
Merlin                       0              3             41
Peregrine Falcon             0              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:                       8          11364         156273
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Observation start time: 09:00:00 
Observation end   time: 13:00:00 
Total observation time: 4 hours

Official Counter:        Calvin Brennan

Observers:        Rodney Laura

Visitors:
Skye Haas
Scott Jennex


Weather:
Today conditions were dominated by mirky sunshine shrouded by a high layer
of cloud cover. Winds were light to moderate southwest.

Raptor Observations:
There was very little movement recorded but one notable sighting was a
second-year Bald Eagle with a radio transmitter attached to its upper back.

Non-raptor Observations:
Barely 10 minutes into the count, a juvenile Northern Gannet appeared at
the mouth of the Brownstown Channel less than a half mile southeast of the
watch area. It was in view for several minutes before heading towards the
south end of the park and out of sight. This is the fifth record for this
species for the count and the sixth record for LEMP.

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Report submitted by Calvin Brennan (common_raven at hotmail.com)
SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at:
http://www.smrr.net/