Observation start time: 10:00:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Andrew Gaerte
Observers: Joe Sullivan, Tom Kerr
Visitors: Joe Sullivan stopped and helped count for about three hours, Josh Ketry hung out for about 30 minutes in the morning, and Tom Kerr stopped from 1:30 - 3:00.
Weather: Warm and very overcast at the start, clearing and temperature dopped slightly as the day progressed. Quite steady wind out of the SE.
Raptor Observations: Strong TV flights from 10:00 a.m. through 1:00 p.m. then slowed significantly. Small counts of other raptors throughout the first three hours.
Non-raptor Observations: Several good flights on Double-crested Cormorants heading north.
Predictions: Likes like it will be somewhat overcast which is when the greatest flights of TV happened. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Andrew Gaerte (<andrew.gaerte...>)
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...>
