SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 09, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 5801 14578 18908 Osprey 1 9 226 Bald Eagle 3 27 170 Northern Harrier 0 15 298 Sharp-shinned Hawk 266 1048 5407 Cooper's Hawk 5 42 255 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 5 26 73 Broad-winged Hawk 2 6 185381 Red-tailed Hawk 90 462 1277 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 1 3 4 American Kestrel 15 62 941 Merlin 0 4 45 Peregrine Falcon 0 8 27 Unknown 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 6189 16290 213014 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:30:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 9.5 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Jeff Schultz Weather: Clearing took place early in the day after last nights rain. Conditions were partially cloudy until about noon after which there were virtually no clouds. The winds picked up early out of the west and were moderate to strong from the west-northwest for much of the remainder of the day. Observations: As is often the case when there is wind early, the vultures could be seen kettling over the Canadian shoreline by the second hour of the count. With the strong wind, it took this first group quite some time to kettle and tack their way back and forth before making the crossing over the count area. Once this group was through, the flight remained steady and heavy for the rest of the day and into the early evening. There was not a lot of variety or numbers of other species with the exception of Sharp-shins, of course, but the flight was highlighted by the fourth Golden Eagle of the season. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
