SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 13, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 34 2030 56647 Osprey 0 7 256 Bald Eagle 1 18 200 Northern Harrier 0 30 383 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 134 6773 Cooper's Hawk 13 104 709 Northern Goshawk 0 35 56 Red-shouldered Hawk 18 400 1052 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 185382 Red-tailed Hawk 283 3158 8566 Rough-legged Hawk 4 63 124 Golden Eagle 5 74 107 American Kestrel 1 3 1008 Merlin 0 3 54 Peregrine Falcon 1 1 36 Unknown 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Short-eared Owl 1 1 1 Total: 365 6061 261356 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Jeff Schultz Weather: Todays conditions were very similar to yesterdays with little or no cloud cover and brisk east-northeast winds. Observations: The flight was also similar but with a bit higher totals and better diversity overall. Again it was a challenging day on which to count with the high skies and the movement spread over a large area of the sky. Highlighting the day were a single very high-flying Short-eared Owl and a late juvenile Peregrine Falcon, the latter the first recorded in several weeks. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
