SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 29, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 1354 3490 3490 Osprey 4 215 215 Bald Eagle 4 141 141 Northern Harrier 9 281 281 Sharp-shinned Hawk 294 4153 4153 Cooper's Hawk 27 192 192 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 10 34 34 Broad-winged Hawk 59 185371 185371 Red-tailed Hawk 230 615 615 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 1 1 1 American Kestrel 85 865 865 Merlin 2 39 39 Peregrine Falcon 2 17 17 Unknown 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 2 2 Total: 2081 195416 195416 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time: 9.5 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Fred Kirn, Terry Angevine, Tim Smart Visitors: Will Weber Paul Cypher Weather: After partial clearing in the early morning hours, the remainder of the day was a mix of sun and cloud. Winds were light to moderate north-northwest increasing to fairly strong and gusty by midday and then lessening in the mid afternoon after a switch more to the east-northeast. Observations: Conditions really were ideal for hawk watching what with the wind direction and partial cloud cover. Highlights of the flight included the first Golden Eagle of the season, a sub adult, along with the best movement of Red-tails and Turkey Vultures so far this fall. A single Sandhill Crane was noted flying due south in mid morning. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
