Observation start time: 10:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 4 hours
Official Counter: Jim Landau
Observers:
Visitors: no visitors.
Weather: An essentially cloudless day with a bit of haze and shimmer down by the horizon lines. Winds were light all day from the west, northwest and north - not favorable for a flight at Hamburg, which proved to be the case.
Raptor Observations: A steady, slow trickle of turkey vultures. 2 northern harriers and an osprey were the bright spots with a few sharpies, redtails and a coop for good measure. An adult bald eagle was distant to the southeast which was taken to be a local bird.
Non-raptor Observations: A Caspian tern flew over the field carrying a fish. A flyover Baltimore oriole.
Predictions: National Weather Service is calling for, "A slight chance of showers between 4pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable."
Sounds like better odds for a flight that the way today panned out. ======================================================================== 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...>
