Observation start time: 07:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Christy Hibsch
Observers: Jim Landau
Visitors: Jim Landau
Weather: The day started out at 68 degrees with 20 mph S winds. The sky was overcast with mixed clouds. The end temp was 80 degrees with a SW wind of 18 mph, and three levels of cloud coverage.
Raptor Observations: Migratory flight was slow with birds coming through one or two at a time. It was a SS hawk day with a count of 12, 5 BW, 9 RT, an eagle and a peregrine falcon that Jim Landau identified.
Non-raptor Observations: At the pond was 3 solitary sandpipers, geese, a couple mallards, 1 eastern kingbird, a Baltimore Oriole, 1 cormorant and a few killdeer. A pair of sandhill cranes,4 common loons, and 4 blue herons were seen flying over. Complete ebird list attached.
Predictions: Tomorrows weather forecast is a mix of sun and clouds with the high of 52F with WNW winds at 5-10 mph. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Christy Hibsch (<christyhibsch...>)
Site Description: This spring only "all volunteer" watch is conducted at Lakeside Cemetery in Hamburg, NY. It is located on flat lake plain located along the shoreline of the east end of Lake Erie, about 10 miles south of Buffalo, NY. For additional information contact Jim Landau at <landaujr...>
