SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 08, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 616 8777 13107 Osprey 1 8 225 Bald Eagle 1 24 167 Northern Harrier 0 15 298 Sharp-shinned Hawk 101 782 5141 Cooper's Hawk 4 37 250 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 21 68 Broad-winged Hawk 0 4 185379 Red-tailed Hawk 1 372 1187 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 2 3 American Kestrel 0 47 926 Merlin 3 4 45 Peregrine Falcon 1 8 27 Unknown 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 729 10101 206825 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 07:30:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Paul Cypher, Raburn Howland Visitors: Jim Maki Weather: Today saw bright overcast conditions with occasional sunny breaks. Winds were light to moderate south-southwest in the morning switching to moderate southeast in the afternoon. Observations: There was a good lift off of vultures early in the day from just north of the count area. Otherwise the flight was light, highlighted by 3 Merlins, the third of which put on a good show, making several passes at Ring-billed Gulls before deciding to continue south. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
