This is an official posting from the High Park Hawk Watch.
Station: High Park, Toronto, Ontario View Period: October 17 - October 23, 2011 Station coordinator: Don Barnett Counters: D. Barnett, J. DeMarco, H. Elliott, B. Kalthoff, M. Kelch, A.M. Leger, I. Maione, N. McHugh, H. Shapiro and J. Winearls. GTRW Webmasters: D. Woods This was a another slow week with only 448 raptors observed. Maybe this had something to do with the rain. Most of the birds were observed yesterday, October 22 when 207 raptors were observed including 234 Turkey Vultures. Most of these came in the last 15 minutes of the day as we were closing up. Our totals for the week and the year to date are: Species. Oct. 17 - 23 Year to Date Turkey Vulture.................338............2394 Osprey...............................-................24 Bald Eagle..........................-................37 Northern Harrier...................6...............52 Sharp-Shinned Hawk..........62...........1035 Cooper's Hawk....................6...............43 Northern Goshawk................-.................- Red-shouldered Hawk..........5.................6 Broad-winged Hawk..............-............8629 Swainson's Hawk.................-.................- Red-tailed Hawk.................29.............177 Rough-legged Hawk..............-.................- Golden Eagle.......................3................4 American Kestrel.................3.............151 Merlin.................................1................9 Peregrine Falcon..................1................8 Unidentified..........................4..............31 Total..................................448.......12,588 High Park Site Description High Park is a 400 acre wooded park dominated by a Black Oak Savannah located just west of Downtown Toronto near Keele and Bloor. 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 is available at: http://www.greatertorontohawkwatch.com/ -- Howard Shapiro email: [email protected] _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
