Station: High Park, Toronto, Ontario
View Period: September 16, 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
I am reporting for Don Barnett on a very good day at High Park.
The near-perfecr weather conditions on Friday, September 16th brought forward a
larger than expected number of raptors. In particular there was a large
migration of Broad-winged Hawks. The migration started at 12:30 EDST and
continued without interuption until 4:00 EDST.
Our totals for today were:
Turkey Vulture 17
Osprey 4
Bald Eagle 5
Northern Harrier 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 80
Cooper's Hawk 4
Broad-winged Hawk 7060 (September 15 and 16 total- 8883
birds)
Red-tailed Hawk 14
American Kestrel 11
Peregrine Falcon 2
Unidentified 2
Total for the day 7202
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/
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Howard Shapiro
email: [email protected]
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