SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 03, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 487 1175 55792 Osprey 0 0 249 Bald Eagle 1 2 184 Northern Harrier 7 8 361 Sharp-shinned Hawk 14 22 6661 Cooper's Hawk 14 23 628 Northern Goshawk 5 7 28 Red-shouldered Hawk 106 156 808 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 185382 Red-tailed Hawk 1020 1151 6559 Rough-legged Hawk 19 26 87 Golden Eagle 20 24 57 American Kestrel 1 1 1006 Merlin 1 1 52 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 35 Unknown 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 1695 2596 257891 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 8.5 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Fred Kirn, John Elliot, Terry Angevine Weather: Today saw partial clearing in the morning with variable amounts of cloud cover persisting until mid afternoon when the sky cleared almost completely. Winds were generally light throughout the day, initially from the north-northwest but coming around to the east-northeast by the mid afternoon and picking up slightly. Observations: The flight picked up quickly in mid morning and stayed steady, increasing sharply in mid afternoon when the skies cleared. Large kettles of Red-tails began to move through at that time with groups numbering 50, 60, 70 birds or more. Although not the magnitude of the Broad-wing groups, these large kettles of Red-tails are still impressive in their own right. Several other species saw their largest movements of the season so far: Northern Goshawk, Red-shouldered Hawk, Golden Eagle and Rough-legged Hawk. Also today, it was nice to see some small groups of Tundra Swans finally migrating into the area. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
