SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 03, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 1190 2207 6537 Osprey 2 4 221 Bald Eagle 4 10 153 Northern Harrier 2 8 291 Sharp-shinned Hawk 157 315 4674 Cooper's Hawk 7 10 223 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 7 11 58 Broad-winged Hawk 2 2 185377 Red-tailed Hawk 30 121 936 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 1 1 2 American Kestrel 4 13 892 Merlin 0 1 42 Peregrine Falcon 0 4 23 Unknown 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 1406 2707 199431 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter: Jeff Schultz Observers: Calvin Brennan, Dave Mendus Weather: Today was essentially a cloudless day with light to moderate west-southwest winds. Observations: The flight was dominated by Turkey Vultures, appropriate enough for the annual TV picnic, with what was perhaps a surprising lack of other birds. The highlight of the day was one of the last birds counted: a juvenile Golden Eagle, the second tallied for the season thus far. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
