Observation start time: 09:30:00 Observation end time: 13:00:00 Total observation time: 3.5 hours
Official Counter: Jim Landau
Observers:
Visitors: no visitors
Weather: Yesterday's cold & drizzle finally departed, leaving a mix of sun & thin clouds. Temps were high 50s with 62 for the last hour. The wind was brisk and steady from the west which put the kibosh on seeing a flight for the final day of dedicated watch coverage.
Raptor Observations: 2 turkey vultures and 1 sharp-shinned hawk was all that moved past. Local TVs and a local red-tail made appearances.
Non-raptor Observations: Nothing of note.
Predictions: There will still be raptors migrating after today (especially the juvenile broad-winged hawk movement) when winds are more favorable (southerly) and temps improve enough to generate some thermal updraft. As mentioned in the Weather comments this is the final day of dedicated coverage. Thanks to all of this season's counters! Bye for now! -Jim Landau ======================================================================== 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...>
