This is an official posting from the High Park Hawk Watch.
Station: High Park, Toronto, Ontario View Period: November 10 to November 16, 2003 Station coordinator: Don Barnett Counters: D. Barnett, B. Carswell, H Currie, R. Geras, N. McHugh, D. Milsom & H. Shapiro Numbers were good considering the time of year. All of the migrating raptors were seen on Friday, November 21st. The day had near perfect conditions with a northwest wind and a rising barometer and produced a good flight of Red-tailed Hawks (222). This many Red-tailed Hawks flying past our site this late in the year is unprecedented in the 10 year history of our watch. The following are our totals for the past week and year to date: Species Nov. 17 - Nov. 23 Year to Date Turkey Vulture.................1................1965..... Osprey.........................-..................41..... Bald Eagle.....................-..................25..... Northern Harrier...............-.................195..... Sharp-shinned Hawk............14................2382..... Cooper's Hawk..................6.................125..... Northern Goshawk...............2..................11..... Red-shouldered Hawk............7..................68..... Broad-winged Hawk..............-.................611..... Red-tailed Hawk..............222................2874..... Rough-legged Hawk..............1..................18..... Golden Eagle...................-..................10..... American Kestrel...............1.................312..... Merlin.........................-..................23..... Peregrine Falcon...............-..................37*.... Other(Gyrfalcon)...............-...................1~.... Unidentified...................-.................146..... Total........................256................8846..... *Totals for Peregrine Falcon may be high due to local birds which are unintentionally counted as migrating individuals. ~Subject to acceptance by the Ontario Birds Records Committee. 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 hillat 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.torontobirding.ca/~gtrw/ -- Howard Shapiro email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Howard Shapiro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Visit http://www.ofo.ca/ontbirdsguide.htm for information on leaving and joining the list. As well as general information and content guidelines.
