SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 01, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 688 688 55305 Osprey 0 0 249 Bald Eagle 1 1 183 Northern Harrier 1 1 354 Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 8 6647 Cooper's Hawk 9 9 614 Northern Goshawk 2 2 23 Red-shouldered Hawk 50 50 702 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 185382 Red-tailed Hawk 131 131 5539 Rough-legged Hawk 7 7 68 Golden Eagle 4 4 37 American Kestrel 0 0 1005 Merlin 0 0 51 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 35 Unknown 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 901 901 256196 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:30:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 7.5 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Don Sherwood, John Elliot Weather: Today saw mostly cloudy conditions during the morning with light east-northeast winds. Heavier cloud cover moved into the area during the afternoon with winds becoming moderate east-southeast. Observations: As is typical with predominately east winds, the flight was spread out over a wide front. There was steady movement from mid morning until fairly late in the afternoon, dominated by Red-tails and TVs but with a good variety of other species in the mix as well. Of note also were a few lingering Monarchs, perhaps half a dozen in total. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
