SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 28, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 989 50068 54398 Osprey 1 30 247 Bald Eagle 1 39 182 Northern Harrier 2 70 353 Sharp-shinned Hawk 16 2252 6611 Cooper's Hawk 24 387 600 Northern Goshawk 4 19 19 Red-shouldered Hawk 92 603 650 Broad-winged Hawk 0 7 185382 Red-tailed Hawk 363 4536 5351 Rough-legged Hawk 5 61 61 Golden Eagle 11 32 33 American Kestrel 2 124 1003 Merlin 0 10 51 Peregrine Falcon 0 16 35 Unknown 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 1510 58254 254978 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Fred Kirn, Jim Maki, Lathe Claflin, Walt Pawloski Weather: Today saw clearing during the morning hours with light east-northeast winds. The skies remained clear until mid afternoon when high cloud moved into the area. Winds in the afternoon were light to moderate southeast. Observations: The flight began strongly and was actually quite heavy during the third hour of the count (11-12) tapering off sharply after that point, perhaps influenced by the switch in wind direction. The remainder of the flight was fairly steady but much lighter. Golden Eagles highlighted the day again with multiple birds seen flying together on several occasions. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
