This is an official posting from the High Park Hawk Watch. Station: High Park, Toronto, Ontario View Period: September 15 to September 21, 2003 Station co-ordinator: Don Barnett Counters: D. Barnett, B. Carswell, N. McHugh, D. Milsom & H. Shapiro
The big news is the lack of birds in general and the almost complete absence of Broad-winged hawks at the High Park Station. The weather conditions have rarely included any cold fronts with accompanying north-west winds. From the traditional flight dates of Broad-winged Hawks, it would appear that we have completed the period of significant observations at High Park for this species in 2003. Our totals for the past week and the year so far are: Species Sept.15 - Sept. 21 Year to Date Turkey Vulture.......................7........................13..... Osprey...............................-........................19..... Bald Eagle...........................2.........................5..... Northern Harrier....................29........................61..... Sharp-Shinned Hawk.................153.......................501..... Cooper's Hawk........................4........................17..... Northern Goshawk.....................-.........................-..... Red-shouldered Hawk..................-.........................-..... Broad-winged Hawk....................4........................18..... Red-tailed Hawk.....................19........................56..... Rough-legged Hawk....................-.........................-..... Golden Eagle.........................-.........................-..... American Kestrel....................49.......................118..... Merlin...............................4.........................4..... Peregrine Falcon.....................2.........................7..... Other(Swainson's Hawk)...............-.........................-..... Unidentified.........................7........................20..... Total..............................280.......................839..... 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.torontobirding.ca/~gtrw/ Observations for this season are not yet available. -- Howard Shapiro email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Howard Shapiro 21 Derwent Avenue Brampton, ON L6W 1K3 905-874-8791 [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.
