This is an official posting of the High Park Hawk Watch Due to favorable weather conditions the High Park Hawk Watch was run today (although the official opening is September 1). This resulted in one of the best August days ever for the site. The following are the totals for the day.
OS 3 BE 1 SS 51 CH 3 BW 7 RT 17 AK 6 PF 1 UR 5 Total Raptors 94 High Park Site Description High Park is a 400 acre wooded park dominated by a Black Oak Savannah located just west of Downtown Toronto. The park is operated by the City of Toronto Parks Department. The Count site (Hawk Hill) is located on a small hill at the north end of the Grenadier Restaurant parking lot. It is located about 1.5km (1 mile) north of Lake Ontario, at an elevation of 110 metres above sea level and 38 metres above Lake Ontario. The site location is N 43 degrees 37 minutes 03.8 seconds, W 79 degrees 28 minutes 56.5 seconds. This station is at the highest point and near the centre of the park; a steep slope that descends to a large pond is immediately west of the station. Full time counts have been recorded here since 1993. The following are partners in our raptor migration monitoring in the Greater Toronto Region: City of Toronto Parks and Culture Department, Toronto Ornithological Club, and Local Naturalist's Clubs. More information including a summary of our past observations and observations for each day of this season is available at: http://www.gtrw.ca Howard Shapiro [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Howard Shapiro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
