SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 24, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 1142 1142 Osprey 1 196 196 Bald Eagle 0 107 107 Northern Harrier 1 239 239 Sharp-shinned Hawk 38 3246 3246 Cooper's Hawk 0 109 109 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 21 21 Broad-winged Hawk 0 185153 185153 Red-tailed Hawk 0 217 217 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 5 535 535 Merlin 1 33 33 Peregrine Falcon 0 10 10 Unknown 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 2 2 Total: 46 191010 191010 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Fred Kirn, Paul Cypher, Raburn Howland Visitors: Bob Ake Walt Pawloski Pat Mulawa Weather: Todays weather remained warm and hazy with increasing cloud cover throughout the day. Winds were generally light out of the south. Observations: The flight was the smallest since the first week of the count with only 46 birds of 5 species counted. There was a fair movement of passerines including a Red-breasted Nuthatch, which is in keeping with widespread reports of the species in the southern part of the state this fall. Predictions: A weak front is predicted for the overnight period which should improve the flight over the next several days. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
