I am forwarding the following message from Don Barnett about the High Park Hawk Watch.
> > > We had an unexpected good day for hawk migration at High Park today and I > thought it might be of interest and use, to report the results on Ontbirds > mid-week instead of waiting for the usual Sunday report. Regards. Don Barnett > > > High Park Hawk Watch Observations- September 1 to 5 inclusive > > Species Observations September 1 to 5 ( YTD) > Best Day September 5 > Turkey Vulture 40 > 39 > Osprey 16 > 0 > Bald Eagle 9 > 4 > Northern Harrier 2 > 1 > Sharp-shinned Hawk 288 > 200 > Cooper's Hawk 18 > 9 > Broad-winged Hawk 37 > 36 > Red-tailed Hawk 38 > 19 > American Kestrel 22 > 22 > Merlin 8 > 5 > Peregrine Falcon 2 > 1 > Unidentified 38 > 37 > Total 518 > 518 > > Weather conditions on September 5 were perfect with medium north-west > winds and a rising barometric reading all day. > The Broad-winged Hawk observations of 37, on September 5, were > unusually early and consisted of several flocks with a maximum number of 13 > birds per flock. It will be interesting to see if the traditional BWHA > migration will be earlier than usual. > Sharp-shinned Hawk movement was steady throught the day of September 5. > Don Barnett 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 > _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup
