Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 4 hours
Official Counter: Steve Pitt
Observers: Josh Ketry
Visitors: Josh Ketry
Weather: It was a cold morning (-3.8 degrees Celsius) with little wind (between 1.6kph and 4.8kph) going SSW, SSE, and S. Cloud coverage shifted between cloudy and mostly sunny. No precipitation.
Raptor Observations: Turkey Vultures flew relatively low and in decent numbers. The largest kettles were between 20-30. Other raptors were sparse, but there was one Rough-legged Hawk. We witnessed a local Merlin hunting.
Non-raptor Observations:
======================================================================== Report submitted by Steve Pitt (<spitt...>)
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...>