[Ontbirds]HSR: SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark (30 Nov 2007) 8 Raptors

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SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark
Brownstown, Michigan, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 30, 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                   0             16            211
Northern Harrier             0             70            818
Sharp-shinned Hawk           0            170           9909
Cooper's Hawk                2            217            724
Northern Goshawk             2              4              6
Red-shouldered Hawk          0            602           1026
Broad-winged Hawk            0              0          69574
Red-tailed Hawk              2           6702           9406
Rough-legged Hawk            0             25             29
Golden Eagle                 1             90            124
American Kestrel             0              3           1275
Merlin                       0              3             41
Peregrine Falcon             1              6             67
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          11388         156297
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Observation start time: 09:00:00 
Observation end   time: 14:00:00 
Total observation time: 5 hours

Official Counter:        Calvin Brennan

Observers:        Bruce Roberts, Frank Kitakis, Rodney Laura, Ron Harkness

Visitors:
Cliff Tally
Sean Bachman
Tex Wells
Jim Maki


Weather:
Skies overall today were a mix of sun and cloud with fairly strong and
gusty winds starting in the southwest bearing to the west as the day
progressed. 

 




Raptor Observations:
The day was about on par with the average for the final week of the season
although the quality was certainly nothing to complain about. Best looks of
the day went to a juvenile Northern Goshawk that passed low over the
channel just to the north of the count area and an overhead view of a
juvenile Peregrine.

Non-raptor Observations:

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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/