Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 17:00:00 Total observation time: 9 hours
Official Counter: Mike Zebehazy
Observers: Joe Sullivan, Steve Kempf, Wendy Zebehazy
Visitors: Steve Kempf; Joe Sullivan; Wendy Zebehazy (all three of whom have great distance vision and can pick out approaching raptors very well). Also, several people stopped by to inquire about our activities.
Weather: Bright, sunny, blue skies all day, with a bit of haze. Temps ranged from 41F to 51F. Humidity dropped from 61% to a very dry 27% before moving up to 41% in the last hour. Winds were mainly from the WNW most of the day with a few fluctuations between W and WSW.
Raptor Observations: It was a pretty good day for Broad-wings, mainly with adult birds and some immatures mixed in. Many of the migrant Red-tails were also immatures. Migrants came through from many different points and elevations. The afternoon birds kettled earlier off the lake in the south or southwestern corner before peeling off and crossing the site. One dark morph Rough-leg was a highlight.
Non-raptor Observations: Barn swallows moved through much of the day in twos and threes. A field sparrow sang. At 6pm EDT there were no birds on the pond. The entire watch was conducted from the main location on the entrance road to the cemetery.
Predictions: A little less sunny than today, but about ten degrees warmer with a SSW breeze between 15 and 20mph. Rain possible later in the afternoon. Migration could be good. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Michael Zebehazy (<mzebehazy...>)
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...>
