SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 11, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 63 298 298 Osprey 10 93 93 Bald Eagle 4 25 25 Northern Harrier 22 96 96 Sharp-shinned Hawk 340 813 813 Cooper's Hawk 6 30 30 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 1178 8788 8788 Red-tailed Hawk 2 38 38 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 38 135 135 Merlin 3 9 9 Peregrine Falcon 1 3 3 Unknown 0 0 0 Total: 1667 10328 10328 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Chuck Owens, Dave Mendus, Paul Cypher Weather: Todays conditions were very similar to yesterdays with little in the way of clouds and light to moderate southeast winds. Some high cirrus cloud moved in late in the day as a forerunner of the weak front predicted to pass overnight. Observations: The flight in general was spread over the whole sky but the majority of the Broad-wing kettles were seen well to the north. Highlights of the day included the best showing of the ever-prolific Sharpies so far this fall along with the three Merlins tallied. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
