SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 10, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 57 235 235 Osprey 24 83 83 Bald Eagle 5 21 21 Northern Harrier 23 74 74 Sharp-shinned Hawk 210 473 473 Cooper's Hawk 11 24 24 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 7400 7610 7610 Red-tailed Hawk 18 36 36 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 38 97 97 Merlin 2 6 6 Peregrine Falcon 0 2 2 Unknown 0 0 0 Total: 7788 8661 8661 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time: 9.5 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Chuck Owens, Fred Kirn, John Elliot, Raburn Howland Visitors: James Jacob Helen Taylor Dave Ewert Ralph Graham Jerry Jung Frank Kitakis Stan Kowalski Weather: Today brought sunny conditions with virtually no cloud cover other than a slight build up of cumulous in the afternoon. Winds were light in the morning, picking up to moderate southeasterly in the afternoon. Observations: By mid morning there was a considerable amount of activity with the first large kettles of Broad-wings seen at that time. As has often been the case in recent history at this site, the wind direction played a part in determining the final tally of Broad-wings as the kettles continued to be pushed to the north of the count area as the day wore on. Even so, the flight remained quite heavy into the early evening. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
