SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 14, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 1 310 310 Osprey 3 114 114 Bald Eagle 1 34 34 Northern Harrier 1 121 121 Sharp-shinned Hawk 83 1308 1308 Cooper's Hawk 0 33 33 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 2 8899 8899 Red-tailed Hawk 0 43 43 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 8 193 193 Merlin 1 20 20 Peregrine Falcon 0 3 3 Unknown 0 0 0 Total: 100 11078 11078 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, John Elliot Visitors: Mike Mancotti Anne Hanft Sol Hanft Jim Maki Tim Smart Weather: Another hot humid day today with light winds in the morning and moderate southeast winds in the afternoon. The main difference from the last several days was the moderate cloud cover, particularly to the east. Observations: The flight overall was about as slow as it gets under these conditions at this time of year with Sharpies accounting for almost all the migrants. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
