SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 26, 2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 458 46179 50509 Osprey 0 28 245 Bald Eagle 0 38 181 Northern Harrier 0 63 346 Sharp-shinned Hawk 8 2186 6545 Cooper's Hawk 10 332 545 Northern Goshawk 2 14 14 Red-shouldered Hawk 31 462 509 Broad-winged Hawk 0 7 185382 Red-tailed Hawk 206 3753 4568 Rough-legged Hawk 4 45 45 Golden Eagle 3 14 15 American Kestrel 0 121 1000 Merlin 0 10 51 Peregrine Falcon 0 16 35 Unknown 0 0 0 Swainson's Hawk 0 0 2 Total: 722 53268 249992 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 12:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 3 hours Official Counter: Calvin Brennan Observers: Jeff Schultz Weather: Heavy fog persisted today until early afternoon when there was a gradual dispersal. The rest of the afternoon saw a mix of sun and cloud with heavier cloud cover moving in during the late afternoon in advance of tonight’s predicted rain. Winds were light northerly switching a bit more to the east by mid afternoon. Observations: There was about a 2.5-hour window after which the fog cleared and before the heavier clouds moved in that was very active for birds. The movement was dominated by Red-tails and TVs but highlighted by three Golden Eagles that flew by in the space of a few minutes. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Calvin Brennan (common_raven@hotmail.com) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/