Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 6.75 hours
Official Counter: Jim Landau, Sue Barth
Observers: Fred Harrington, Sue Barth
Visitors: Fred Harrington stopped with a team of Section 14 April Bird Counters.
Sue Barth stopped for some conversation and picked up hawk watch duties from me from 1pm (bird time) onward. She will be supplementing this report from that time.
Weather: Overcast skies with a light wind from the south. A chilly start to the watch that slowly warmed to the high 50s.
UPDATE: Rain came around 2pm (DST) but didn't last too long. After the skies cleared a bit, the winds increased slightly and changed from mostly East to directly South in the last hour of the count.
Apologies for the duplicate send - just wanted the updated data to go out.
Raptor Observations: A disappointingly slow migration considering the southerly wind direction. 2 bald eagles(1 2nd yr, 1 adult), 2 osprey, 2 kestrels, a sharpie, and a mere 10 tvs. Another handful of tvs sailed around but didn't migrate and a local pair of Cooper's hawks made a brief appearance.
UPDATE: after a short rainy period in the 1:00 hour, a modest flight began. Additional raptors seen from 1pm to 4pm (bird time): 157 Turkey Vultures, 1 Osprey, 3 sharpies, 17 broad-wings, 3 migrating red-tails.
Non-raptor Observations: Nothing that hasn't been spotted before today. The only birds migrating appeared to be 1 great blue heron and a good number of common loons (15).
Predictions: National Weather Service calls for, "Showers likely before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a southwest wind 21 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Doesn't sound ideal...
Tuesday's forecast calls for temps in the low 70's and moderate SW winds - all good but there's a 50-70% chance of rain, T-storms, and possibly even hail. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Sue Barth (<suebarth...>)
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...>
