Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 12:00:00
Total observation time: 3.5 hours
Official Counter: Alec Humann
Observers:
Visitors:
No visitors
Weather:
A bummer of a day for sure! A cold front passage yesterday evening dropped
temperatures by 25 degrees and provided today with completely overcast
skies, temperatures not able to climb above 39 with light winds out of the
NNE�pretty much the worst case scenario! Oh yeah, forgot to mention a
west-east band of rain from Ohio into Pennsylvania slowly lifting north
into viewing area which no doubt kept even an adventurous TV from going
north over the watch site today.
Raptor Observations:
Only the local Coop pair showed once, a single local Red-tail and a single
local TV. No visible migrants.
Non-raptor Observations:
Nineteen species recorded into eBird today. The only birds that were
possibly on the move north were a handful of robins and Ring-billed Gulls.
Predictions:
Looking like another day of nothingness given the temperatures (30�s) with
ENE winds and then rain moves in around 1. Winds are not expected to go
southerly until after sunset. With two days of inclement weather, Friday
looks like it has some definite promise with SSW winds and temps in the
60�s and sunshine! Birds held up today and likely tomorrow will be hot to
trot on FriYay! Rain predicted for Saturday as a cold front enters the
region - go to the hawkwatch on Friday if you want to see a flight within
the next 5 days or so (unless the forecast changes).
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Report submitted by Alec Humann (<alechumann...>)
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...>
