This is an official posting from the High Park Hawk Watch. Station: High Park, Toronto, Ontario View Period: Oct. 22 to Oct. 28 Station coordinator: Don Barnett Counters & Observers: Anne Marie Leger, Joe Venturi, Ian McNeil, Ian Mahione, Hugh Currie, Lynne Freeman. Ivor Williams, Naish McHugh, Don Barnett, Tim Foran. Cal Tanti, Leslie Kinrys, Bob Falconer, Bruce Ferry, Tim McCarthy, Celia Harte, Howard Shapiro, Andreas Jonsson.
The migration of Osprey, Northern Harrier, American Kestrel and Broad-winged Hawk are over. The birds expected to be observed from High Park from now until the end of November will be the buteos (Red-tailed, Red-shouldered and Rough-legeed Hawks) along with both Golden and Bald Eagles. There will continue to be small numbers of Sharp-shinned Hawks. . Most of the birds this week were observed on October 26 accounting for 360 of the week's 415 total birds. Our totals for Oct. 26, this week and the year to date are as follows: Species Oct. 26 Oct 22 to 28 Year to Date Turkey Vulture.......................129................130..............2472 Osprey.........................................-.....................-....................25 Bald Eagle..................................1....................1...................61 Northern Harrier........................3....................6...................49 Sharp-Shinned Hawk............21..................43...............1070 Cooper's Hawk.........................3.....................3....................59 Northern Goshawk...................-......................2.....................5 Red-shouldered Hawk............2.....................4...................20 Broad-winged Hawk................-.......................-..............1163 Swainson's Hawk.....................-.......................-......................- Red-tailed Hawk..................198.................221................662 Rough-legged Hawk...............-.......................-......................- Golden Eagle...........................1......................1.....................2 American Kestrel.....................1......................1................139 Merlin.........................................-.......................-...................14 Peregrine Falcon.....................-.......................-...................17 Unidentified..............................2......................3.................50 Total......................................360..................414.............5920 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/ Observations for this season are not yet available. -- 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/
