SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 07, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 70 140 140 Osprey 5 49 49 Bald Eagle 1 10 10 Northern Harrier 3 31 31 Sharp-shinned Hawk 9 76 76 Cooper's Hawk 2 12 12 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 5 142 142 Red-tailed Hawk 2 13 13 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 5 29 29 Merlin 0 3 3 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown 0 0 0 Total: 102 506 506 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Fred Kirn, John Elliot, Paul Cypher Weather: Early morning drizzle gave way to improving conditions throughout the morning today and partially clear skies. A fair bit of cloud hung around for much of the day, particularly to the northeast. Winds were highly variable but generally light to moderate out of the west-northwest in the morning and the southeast in the afternoon. Observations: The lingering cloud in the northeast prevented any large flight from becoming established, although there was certainly an increase over recent days flights, especially in regards to the TV movement. The clearing trend after last nights rain also brought a fair number of warblers to the area including Tennessee, Black-throated Green, Cape May, Bay-breasted and Blackpoll, all seen within the area of the boat launch. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
