Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 14:15:00
Total observation time: 6.25 hours
Official Counter: Alec Humann, Marcie Jacklin
Observers: Marcie Jacklin
Visitors:
No visitors today.
Weather:
Overcast with intermittent rain. The first few hours (8-11) saw fairly
steady rain, rain-free period from 11-215 and then more rain to end the
count. Winds started off with a northerly component and then switched
around to SSE.
Raptor Observations:
I was expecting more raptors during the rain-free window from 11-2. The few
birds that did move through were nice and low as there were no thermals
with the overcast skies. Enjoyed seeing the few adult Broad-wings and a
nice flurry of Sharpies.
Non-raptor Observations:
Other birds today included a good movement of Rusty Blackbirds, a flock of
34 Bonaparte’s Gulls (picked out by Marcie Jacklin), at least 6 Common
Loons (flying very high and almost due west), probable Cliff Swallow, a
Pileated calling from the woods and several migrating Great Blue Herons.
Predictions:
Southwest winds 25-35mph, gusts over 40 possible, showers evolving into a
steady light rain doesn’t bode well for much of anything tomorrow -
especially if there is a lot of rain to our south, effectively shutting
down the raptor migration (as I assume is what happened today during the
rain-free period).
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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...>
