Is that a misprint? 2445 Broad Wings in High park...yesterday?
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Today's Topics:
1. Toronto - High Park Raptor Watch - First large kettles of
Broad-winged Hawks (High Park Raptor Watch)
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Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:49:22 -0700 (PDT)
From: High Park Raptor Watch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Ontbirds]Toronto - High Park Raptor Watch - First large
kettles of Broad-winged Hawks
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This is an official posting from the High Park Hawk Watch.
Station: High Park, Toronto, Ontario
View Period: September 15, 2008
Station coordinator: Don Barnett
Counters: D. Barnett, R. Carswell, C. Harte, M. Kelch, N. McHugh, N. Murr, D.
Peuramaki, H. Shapiro, D. Woods GTRW Webmasters: A. Hampton & D. Woods
Today, Monday, September 15, 2008 saw the first large kettles of Broad-winged
Hawks drift across High Park on strong north west winds. We hope that these
numbers will be sustained over the next 1 or 2 days.
Our totals for today and the year so far are:
Species Sept.15 Year to Date Turkey
Vulture................12..................23.....
Osprey........................12..................27.....
Bald Eagle.....................6..................10.....
Northern Harrier...............2...................3.....
Sharp-Shinned Hawk...........172.................326.....
Cooper's Hawk.................13..................23.....
Northern Goshawk...............-...................-.....
Red-shouldered Hawk............-...................-.....
Broad-winged Hawk...........2445................2479.....
Red-tailed Hawk...............15..................27.....
Rough-legged Hawk..............-...................-.....
Golden Eagle...................-...................-.....
American Kestrel..............18..................45.....
Merlin.........................1...................3.....
Peregrine Falcon...............-...................-.....
Unidentified...................4..................15.....
Total.......................2700................2980.....
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.
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Howard Shapiro
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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