SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 21, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 11 1056 1056 Osprey 4 187 187 Bald Eagle 2 104 104 Northern Harrier 1 235 235 Sharp-shinned Hawk 145 2918 2918 Cooper's Hawk 8 106 106 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 21 21 Broad-winged Hawk 4 185123 185123 Red-tailed Hawk 3 210 210 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 8 488 488 Merlin 0 32 32 Peregrine Falcon 0 9 9 Unknown 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 2 2 Total: 186 190491 190491 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 8.5 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Visitors: Hope King Karen Jackson Ellie Corkum Evelyn Merriman Jim and Louise Casto Anne and Sol Hanft Jim Maki Darlene Friedman Weather: Today continued clear and warm with just enough high cloud to break up the blue skies. Winds were minimal during the morning hours picking up to moderate southeast winds in the afternoon. Observations: The flight began very slowly with few birds crossing before noon. The afternoon flight was an improvement but still generally slow and dominated by Sharp-shins. There was a considerable passerine movement in the morning including good numbers of warblers and many of the visitors that ventured onto the trails in the park found quite a few species all told. This was also the first day that a significant Blue Jay movement was observed with perhaps 1000-1500 making the crossing. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
