SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 08, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 3 143 143 Osprey 6 55 55 Bald Eagle 1 11 11 Northern Harrier 15 46 46 Sharp-shinned Hawk 60 136 136 Cooper's Hawk 0 12 12 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 23 165 165 Red-tailed Hawk 1 14 14 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 17 46 46 Merlin 0 3 3 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1 Unknown 0 0 0 Total: 126 632 632 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 14:30:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Jim Maki, Terry Angevine Weather: Today was generally overcast with winds fairly strong out of the north-northeast. The morning saw bright overcast conditions with heavier cloud cover drifting in from the east in the afternoon, a remnant of Hurricane Frances. Observations: The flight was quite substantial in the morning but shut down considerably once the heavier clouds moved into the area. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
