SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 20, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 2031 40814 45144 Osprey 1 25 242 Bald Eagle 0 38 181 Northern Harrier 8 45 328 Sharp-shinned Hawk 117 1989 6348 Cooper's Hawk 18 284 497 Northern Goshawk 2 9 9 Red-shouldered Hawk 82 348 395 Broad-winged Hawk 0 7 185382 Red-tailed Hawk 400 2595 3410 Rough-legged Hawk 7 8 8 Golden Eagle 1 9 10 American Kestrel 5 113 992 Merlin 2 9 50 Peregrine Falcon 0 15 34 Unknown 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 2674 46308 243032 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 8 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Jim Maki, Walt Pawloski Weather: The heavy cloud cover and haze prevalent the last few days persisted until the late morning today. At that time there was a distinct lessening of the cloud layer to spark the first movement of birds. Winds were generally light from the east-northeast throughout. Observations: Although the sun did not come out in full force, the bright overcast was enough to stimulate the flight resulting in steady and at times heavy migration for the remainder of the day, perhaps not surprising after all the damp cloudy weather of late. This marked the first good flight of Rough-legs with the seven tallied more or less divided between the color morphs. Among the Red-tails observed today were three dark morph individuals and a partial albino bird. In all it was a very enjoyable day, typical of October in its diversity and volume, with many mixed kettles to pick through. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
