Station: High Park, Toronto, Ontario View Period: September 15, 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
Today was our first good day for Broad-Winged Hawk Migration with 1564 birds and 1681 total raptors. Thursday, September 15 is within the historic window of Broad-winged Hawk migration and today did not disappoint us. The winds were moderate from the North-West, a rising barometer and lots of background cumulus clouds. We had twelve regular observers and about thirty-five visitors including a local school group Our total for today was: . Turkey Vulture 5 Bald Eagle 6 Sharp-shinned Hawk 65 Broad-winged Hawk 1564 Red-tailed Hawk 5 American Kestrel 33 Merlin 1 Unidentified Buteo 2 Total for Day 1681 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/
