SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 05, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 8 62 62 Osprey 3 38 38 Bald Eagle 0 7 7 Northern Harrier 0 28 28 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 53 53 Cooper's Hawk 1 7 7 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 1 137 137 Red-tailed Hawk 0 11 11 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 0 21 21 Merlin 0 3 3 Peregrine Falcon 1 1 1 Unknown 0 0 0 Total: 17 368 368 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 09:30:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 5.5 hours Official Counter: Jeff Schultz Observers: Calvin Brennan, Dave Mendus Visitors: Jim Maki Don Sherwood Brent Carlson Weather: Todays count was delayed initially by early morning fog until mid morning. Conditions did slowly improve throughout the day but remained somewhat hazy overall. Winds were light south-southeast in the morning, picking up somewhat in the afternoon. Observations: The flight was light and sporadic, highlighted by the first Peregrine Falcon of the season. Also, those assembled at the watch witnessed another Bald Eagle/Osprey encounter, seemingly involving the same sub adult eagle as described in Paul Cyphers posting yesterday. In this case, a flat out chase ensued with the Osprey finally relinquishing its prize and the eagle picking it out of mid air. This is not an uncommon occurrence but is always spectacular to see. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/
