Observation start time: 10:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 4 hours
Official Counter: Jim Landau
Observers:
Visitors: Plenty of cemetery visitors for Mother's Day but none for the hawk watch.
Weather: A pretty blue sky all day, temps struggling and failing to get into the 50s. Winds were fresh from the west throughout the watch (SW, WSW & WNW), chilly coming off of close by Lake Erie.
Raptor Observations: Very little migrating, 1 adult bald eagle, 3 broadwings, 1 American kestrel, and 5 TV's that I gave the benefit of the doubt. Local TVs and a few local redtails and that was it. All hours were covered by the main entrance. The ball park gate was locked.
Non-raptor Observations: Before starting the 1st hour I had an Eastern kingbird over near the pond.
Predictions: National Weather Service says, "Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Light north wind becoming northwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning." I wouldn't expect much with northerly winds. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Jim Landau (<landaujr...>)
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...>
