Observation start time: 09:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Fred Harrington
Observers:
Visitors: none
Weather: Cold, below freezing with strong WNW winds during the count which started out with full clouds then turned to partly sunny.
Raptor Observations: Only a few migrants - 4 Turkey Vultures and 1 adult Bald Eagle moving on the migration route over the main drive of the cemetery. Local birds included 2 Bald Eagles, 1 adult and 1 ragged immature bird, a Northern Harrier hunting over the woods and a couple of Red-tailed Hawks and Turkey Vultures.
Non-raptor Observations: On the pond were 5 Mallards and 1 Wood Duck, and some Canada Goose. Very few birds out in the gusty winds, gulls, crows, blackbirds, robins and Killdeer. One Canada Goose appeared as the only helper today - it stood on the roof of the neighboring fire truck factory for a while and watched what was happening.
Predictions: Could be a better day - slightly warmer, lower winds from the WSW, and partly sunny. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Frederick Harrington (<harrinfe...>)
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...>
