This is an official posting from the High Park Hawk Watch. Station: High Park, Toronto, Ontario View Period: Oct. 29 - Nov. 4 Station coordinator: Don Barnett Counters & Observers: Anne Marie Leger, Joe Venturi, Ian McNeil, Ian Mahione, Hugh Currie, Lynne Freeman. Ivor Williams, Naish McHugh, Don Barnett, Tim Foran. Cal Tanti, Leslie Kinrys, Bob Falconer, Bruce Ferry, Tim McCarthy, Celia Harte, Howard Shapiro.
After being pretty much rained out all week, the long-awaited north-west winds finally arrived over High Park on Friday, November 2 and the Red-tailed Hawks and the Golden Eagles resionded to the change in conditions. Our best days was on Sat. Nov. 3 when 384 birds were observed. On Sunday we did not see any Golden Eagles despite what other sites nearby reported. Our totals for Nov. 3, this week and the year to date are as follows: Species Nov 3 Oct 29 to Nov. 4 Year to Date Turkey Vulture.........................43.................55.....................2527 Osprey.........................................-.....................-.........................25 Bald Eagle..................................2...................2........................63 Northern Harrier........................-....................1........................50 Sharp-Shinned Hawk..............9.................10....................1080 Cooper's Hawk..........................-....................1........................60 Northern Goshawk....................-....................-...........................5 Red-shouldered Hawk..........12.................17........................37 Broad-winged Hawk................-.....................-....................1163 Swainson's Hawk.....................-.....................-...........................- Red-tailed Hawk..................308................566..................1188 Rough-legged Hawk...............-......................1.........................1 Golden Eagle...........................7......................9......................11 American Kestrel.....................-.......................-....................139 Merlin.........................................-.......................-......................14 Peregrine Falcon.....................-.......................-......................17 Unidentified..............................3......................5......................55 Total......................................384.................667..................6587 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/ Observations for this season are not yet available. -- 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/
