SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 31, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 25 50287 54617 Osprey 0 32 249 Bald Eagle 0 39 182 Northern Harrier 0 70 353 Sharp-shinned Hawk 20 2280 6639 Cooper's Hawk 2 392 605 Northern Goshawk 0 21 21 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 605 652 Broad-winged Hawk 0 7 185382 Red-tailed Hawk 17 4593 5408 Rough-legged Hawk 0 61 61 Golden Eagle 0 32 33 American Kestrel 0 126 1005 Merlin 0 10 51 Peregrine Falcon 0 16 35 Unknown 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 64 58571 255295 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 7 hours Official Counter: Jeff Schultz Observers: Calvin Brennan Weather: Mostly overcast conditions prevailed throughout the day today with moderate winds out of the west. Observations: The flight was very slow and sporadic as well as lacking in diversity. In contrast to the raptor flight, there was a considerable movement of waterfowl, mostly diving ducks over the lake, but included two Brant and a group of eighteen mostly blue morph Snow Geese. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
