SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 01, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 713 713 5043 Osprey 2 2 219 Bald Eagle 5 5 148 Northern Harrier 1 1 284 Sharp-shinned Hawk 122 122 4481 Cooper's Hawk 2 2 215 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 4 4 51 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 185375 Red-tailed Hawk 70 70 885 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 1 American Kestrel 8 8 887 Merlin 0 0 41 Peregrine Falcon 3 3 22 Unknown 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 930 930 197654 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 8.5 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Fred Kirn, Paul Cypher Visitors: Don Sherwood Charlene Borchers Anne and Sol Hanft Stan Kowalski Weather: Today saw mostly clear conditions early with light and variable winds. The afternoon brought variable amounts of high cirrus cloud and light to moderate south-southeast winds. Heavier cloud edged in late in the afternoon in advance of tonightÂ’s forecast front. Observations: As yesterday the flight began somewhat slowly, picking up in late morning. >From early on, much of the movement was towards the north and that became the trend for the remainder of the day as the south wind pushed everything away from the count area. Turkey Vultures dominated the migration today with the three Peregrines standing out as highlights. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
