SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 09, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 35 178 178 Osprey 4 59 59 Bald Eagle 5 16 16 Northern Harrier 5 51 51 Sharp-shinned Hawk 127 263 263 Cooper's Hawk 1 13 13 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 45 210 210 Red-tailed Hawk 4 18 18 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 13 59 59 Merlin 1 4 4 Peregrine Falcon 1 2 2 Unknown 0 0 0 Total: 241 873 873 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Fred Kirn, Jim Maki, Lathe Claflin Visitors: Darlene Friedman Anne Hanft Sol Hanft Pete Pryzbylski Tex Wells Weather: Today saw gradually clearing conditions after some early morning drizzle. Much of the heavier cloud broke up by early afternoon leaving large patches of cumulous that remained for much of the rest of the day, although even those eventually dissipated. Winds were generally moderate, if somewhat gusty, from the west-northwest. Observations: The westerly component to the wind spread the flight out over the entire sky, a typical flight line at this site under such conditions. For the second time this week, an Osprey was seen carrying a large goldfish passed the watch site. An Olive-sided Flycatcher, the second observed this fall, spent much of the afternoon hawking insects from a snag west of the count area. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
