This is an official posting from the High Park Hawk Watch.
Station: High Park, Toronto, Ontario View Period: September 6-11, 2011 Station coordinator: Don Barnett Counters: D. Barnett, H. Elliott, B. Kalthoff, M. Kelch, A.M. Leger, I. Maione, N. NcHugh, H. Shapiro and J. Winearls. GTRW Webmasters: D. Woods The High Park Hawk Watch had another quiet week of observations for the second week of the 2011 season. This is not usual given the time of year and recent weather. We counted 143 total raptors this week including 6 Bald Eagles and our first Broad-Winged Hawk. Based on historical information we anticipate that the peak of migration for Broad-Winged Hawks at our site should occur this upcoming week with the best numbers on days with winds from the north to west. Our totals for the week and the year to date are: Species Sept. 6-11 Year to Date Turkey Vulture....................2...................2 Osprey................................2...................2 Bald Eagle..........................6...................8 Northern Harrier.................4...................9 Sharp-Shinned Hawk......100...............208 Cooper's Hawk...................5..................10 Northern Goshawk...............-...................- Red-shouldered Hawk..........-...................- Broad-winged Hawk............1...................1 Swainson's Hawk..................-...................-Red-tailed Hawk...................7................17 Rough-legged Hawk..............-...................- Golden Eagle.........................-...................- American Kestrel.................11.................22 Merlin....................................1...................1 Peregrine Falcon....................1...................1 Unidentified............................3...................3 Total..................................143...............284 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/
