SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 23, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 490 45428 49758 Osprey 0 27 244 Bald Eagle 0 38 181 Northern Harrier 0 61 344 Sharp-shinned Hawk 11 2152 6511 Cooper's Hawk 4 314 527 Northern Goshawk 0 11 11 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 431 478 Broad-winged Hawk 0 7 185382 Red-tailed Hawk 21 3534 4349 Rough-legged Hawk 1 40 40 Golden Eagle 1 11 12 American Kestrel 0 120 999 Merlin 0 10 51 Peregrine Falcon 0 15 34 Unknown 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 531 52199 248923 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 12:00:00 Total observation time: 4 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Jim Maki Weather: Today began partly clear with sunny breaks but heavy cloud cover moved into the area within the first hour of the count. Winds were moderate to strong out of the southeast. Observations: Most of the movement for the day was early and shut down for the most part in the early afternoon in anticipation of the rain that began by mid afternoon. Other than some fair sized groups of TVs the flight was light overall highlighted by a low flyover of a sub adult Golden Eagle. It was one of those see every feather on the bird looks that you hope for. Spectacular! ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
