SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 28, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 140 2136 2136 Osprey 1 211 211 Bald Eagle 1 137 137 Northern Harrier 6 272 272 Sharp-shinned Hawk 46 3859 3859 Cooper's Hawk 8 165 165 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 24 24 Broad-winged Hawk 1 185312 185312 Red-tailed Hawk 4 385 385 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 59 780 780 Merlin 1 37 37 Peregrine Falcon 1 15 15 Unknown 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 2 2 Total: 269 193335 193335 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 8.5 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Visitors: Tex Wells Tim Smart Weather: Todays weather was quite a mixed bag with partial clearing during the early morning with heavy cloud predominating in the middle portions of the day. In the mid-afternoon the clouds lightened somewhat only to build up again in the late afternoon. The winds were moderate to strong north-northwest bearing to north-northeast in the afternoon. Observations: The majority of the movement was timed to the breaks in the heavy cloud cover during mid-morning and mid-afternoon with Turkey Vultures and Kestrels dominating the flight overall. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
