SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 30, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 194 50262 54592 Osprey 2 32 249 Bald Eagle 0 39 182 Northern Harrier 0 70 353 Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 2260 6619 Cooper's Hawk 3 390 603 Northern Goshawk 2 21 21 Red-shouldered Hawk 2 605 652 Broad-winged Hawk 0 7 185382 Red-tailed Hawk 40 4576 5391 Rough-legged Hawk 0 61 61 Golden Eagle 0 32 33 American Kestrel 2 126 1005 Merlin 0 10 51 Peregrine Falcon 0 16 35 Unknown 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 253 58507 255231 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 13:30:00 Total observation time: 4.5 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Jeff Schultz Weather: After some mid morning rain, skies began to clear and sunny conditions predominated for the remainder of the day. Moderate southwest winds in the morning increased to very strong in the afternoon with gusts approaching 40 mph (70 kmh). Observations: There was some movement of raptors once the skies brightened but most birds gave it up once the winds picked up in the afternoon. Even the TVs, who were doing their best tacking back and forth in the strong winds, stopped flying by mid afternoon. Highlighting the day were two Northern Goshawks, one of which was an adult, the second of this age seen at the watch this season. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
