SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 13, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 10 309 309 Osprey 13 111 111 Bald Eagle 1 33 33 Northern Harrier 8 120 120 Sharp-shinned Hawk 227 1225 1225 Cooper's Hawk 2 33 33 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 96 8897 8897 Red-tailed Hawk 4 43 43 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 35 185 185 Merlin 4 19 19 Peregrine Falcon 0 3 3 Unknown 0 0 0 Total: 400 10978 10978 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Fred Kirn, Jeff Schultz, Patrick Mulawa Visitors: Jim Maki Anne Hanft Sol Hanft Tim Smart Weather: The weather continued warm and sunny today with light to moderate southeast winds. Visibility overall was poor in the haze, particularly in the morning when there was little wind. Observations: The flight began very slowly but picked up quite a bit in the early afternoon, dominated by the Sharpie movement but with a decent mix overall. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
