SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 17, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 47 37004 41334 Osprey 2 23 240 Bald Eagle 2 37 180 Northern Harrier 0 35 318 Sharp-shinned Hawk 20 1824 6183 Cooper's Hawk 6 245 458 Northern Goshawk 1 7 7 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 181 228 Broad-winged Hawk 0 7 185382 Red-tailed Hawk 9 2018 2833 Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 1 Golden Eagle 1 6 7 American Kestrel 0 108 987 Merlin 0 6 47 Peregrine Falcon 0 15 34 Unknown 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 91 41517 238241 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:15:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 5.75 hours Official Counter: Jeff Schultz Observers: Calvin Brennan, Paul Cypher Weather: Today saw conditions reminiscent of November with gray overcast skies and chilly temperatures predominating. A few showers early on postponed the start of the watch until mid morning. Winds were moderate out of the west. Observations: Numbers overall were low but the variety was decent highlighted by a juvenile Golden Eagle and a Northern Goshawk, also a juvenile. Large numbers of Tree Swallows (100s) have been moving the last several days. I neglected to mention in yesterdays post as well that several Chimney Swifts were seen, a bit on the late side I should think. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
