SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 14, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 1016 36929 41259 Osprey 4 19 236 Bald Eagle 1 35 178 Northern Harrier 1 35 318 Sharp-shinned Hawk 254 1803 6162 Cooper's Hawk 8 239 452 Northern Goshawk 1 6 6 Red-shouldered Hawk 17 178 225 Broad-winged Hawk 0 7 185382 Red-tailed Hawk 155 2007 2822 Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1 Golden Eagle 0 5 6 American Kestrel 1 108 987 Merlin 0 6 47 Peregrine Falcon 0 14 33 Unknown 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 1458 41392 238116 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Lathe Claflin, Walt Pawloski Weather: Mostly cloudy conditions predominated for much of the day until mid afternoon when there was some partial clearing. Winds were generally light out of the west becoming moderate southeast near the end of the count day. Observations: The flight was perhaps surprisingly steady throughout with Sharp-shins dominating the early part of the count. The larger birds became more numerous with the thinning of the cloud layer and the warming air temperature as the day wore on. Once again highlighting the day was a Northern Goshawk, this time an adult, a plumage not often seen at this site. It seems the fall season is off to a fine start with regards to this species. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
