Observation start time: 09:30:00 Observation end time: 11:30:00 Total observation time: 2 hours
Official Counter: Jim Landau
Observers:
Visitors: No visitors.
Weather: Steady rain, heavy at times, made for a poor opportunity for anything interested in migrating. Temps in the low to mid 40s, dropping as the day progressed. Little wind but solid heavy overcast. The rain continued for a number of hours through mid afternoon after I threw in the towel.
Raptor Observations: No raptors with the exception of 6 of the local turkey vulture crew who were toughing it out in a tree near the back pond. Even they weren't interested in flying.
Non-raptor Observations: American crows, European starlings, 3 common Mergansers, a pair of mallards, song sparrows, ring-billed gulls, northern cardinal, 3 killdeer, one Canada goose and a whopping 18 wild turkeys. The turkeys provided the only distraction of the time.
Predictions: National Weather Service in Cheektowaga calls for, "A slight chance of snow before 10am, then rain and snow likely. Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 42. Northeast wind 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Not a promising forecast. In fact unfortunately, the Friday forecast isn't very promising either. ======================================================================== 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...>
