Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Carl Carbone
Observers: Stephanie Carbone
Visitors:
Shelley Seidman, Kimberly Adriaansen, Joe Sullivan and Peter Yoerg assisted
for parts of the watch.
Weather:
Mostly to variably cloudy with a brisk SW to WSW breeze and gusts strong
enough to almost knock us over! Temps were around 60�F, but felt much
cooler with the wind.
Raptor Observations:
Excellent Turkey Vulture flight. Red-tailed were next up, with a few
Cooper's and Sharp-shined. A few Merlin and one American Kestrel. A couple
of Bald Eagles and Ospreys.
Non-raptor Observations:
A couple of Killdeer getting busy on a roof of a nearby business. A few
flights of Double-created Cormorants.
Predictions:
From NWS: Showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then showers and possibly a
thunderstorm, mainly after 1pm. High near 67. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph,
with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall
amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
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Report submitted by Carl Carbone (<csquared63...>)
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...>
Directions to site:
Lakeside Cemetery is located in Hamburg, NY which is about 10 miles
southwest of Buffalo, NY at the Hamburg Exit 57 of the NY State Thruway.
Bear right after the toll booth onto Camp Road (Route 75). Proceed through
the traffic light at Southwestern Blvd.(Route 20). The entrance to Lakeside
Cemetery is on the left, less than 1/4 mile from the light. The watch is
normally conducted half way between the entrance and the woods.
There is currently one alternate location for easterly winds that move the
flight path to the west and closer to the lake shore. That is farther into
Lakeside Cemetery at Section H.
