SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 11, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 4516 31225 35555 Osprey 1 12 229 Bald Eagle 2 34 177 Northern Harrier 9 30 313 Sharp-shinned Hawk 214 1384 5743 Cooper's Hawk 95 186 399 Northern Goshawk 2 2 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 51 94 141 Broad-winged Hawk 0 7 185382 Red-tailed Hawk 452 1377 2192 Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1 Golden Eagle 2 5 6 American Kestrel 13 101 980 Merlin 0 4 45 Peregrine Falcon 2 13 32 Unknown 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 5359 34475 231199 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Matt Pety, Terry Angevine Weather: Today saw partial clearing in the morning after overcast skies overnight. Skies remained partly cloudy into the early afternoon when conditions became mostly clear and sunny. Winds were generally moderate from the north-northeast for most of the day, dropping off somewhat by mid afternoon. Observations: Conditions really were ideal for hawk watching with plenty of cloud as a background and lots of birds directly overhead. This was really the first time this fall when the movement was in the form of mixed kettles, sometimes with five or six species together in one group. Most species had excellent movements highlighted by the first two Northern Goshawks of the season, both juveniles, and two juvenile Golden Eagles. Also, an adult dark morph Red-tail was seen in one of the mixed kettles of hawks. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
