[Ontbirds]HSR: SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark (29 Nov 2007) 7 Raptors

[reports at hawkcount.org]

SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark
Brownstown, Michigan, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 29, 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                   1             16            211
Northern Harrier             2             70            818
Sharp-shinned Hawk           1            170           9909
Cooper's Hawk                2            215            722
Northern Goshawk             0              2              4
Red-shouldered Hawk          0            602           1026
Broad-winged Hawk            0              0          69574
Red-tailed Hawk              1           6700           9404
Rough-legged Hawk            0             25             29
Golden Eagle                 0             89            123
American Kestrel             0              3           1275
Merlin                       0              3             41
Peregrine Falcon             0              5             66
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:                       7          11380         156289
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Observation start time: 09:15:00 
Observation end   time: 14:30:00 
Total observation time: 5.25 hours

Official Counter:        Calvin Brennan

Observers:        Bruce Roberts, Darlene Friedman, Raburn Howland,
                  Rodney Laura

Visitors:
Jim Maki
Ron Harkness
Don Sherwood
Pete Przybylski


Weather:
Mostly cloudy conditions in the early morning became partly sunny
conditions by late morning then mostly sunny in the afternoon. Winds were
quite strong and gusty from the west. 

 

 












Raptor Observations:
Today continued the wind down of our season with just a handful of raptors
on the go, albeit a bit better than the last couple of almost nil days.

Non-raptor Observations:
The real highlight on this cold and windy day was the reappearance of the
juvenile Northern Gannet, although the viewing was brief as it crossed the
channel to the east and continued straight on southeastward.
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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/