Observation start time: 09:30:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 5.5 hours
Official Counter: David Gordon
Observers:
Visitors: None
Weather: Count period began and ended with steady rain. The hawks flew through the middle part that had extended breaks from rain. Strong winds began from the SSE and later shifted to the S.
Raptor Observations: A slow but steady flight of raptors came during the breaks in the rainfall.
Non-raptor Observations: A Fish Crow was heard. Several mixed flocks of blackbirds flew through the count area. The local seasonal residents were busy feeding on the grassy areas while a pair of local Merlins watched from a perch in a nearby tree.
Predictions: A SW wind should be helpful tomorrow but rain in the forecast could keep the flow of hawks to a similar low level as today. ======================================================================== Report submitted by David Gordon (<dgordonphoto...>)
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...>
