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Howard SHAPIRO

Sun, Oct 16, 2011 8:28 PM

This is an official posting from the High Park Hawk Watch.

Station: High Park, Toronto, Ontario
View Period: October 10 - October 16, 2011
Station coordinator: Don Barnett
Counters: D. Barnett, J. DeMarco, H. Elliott, B. Kalthoff, M. Kelch, A.M. Leger, I. Maione, N. McHugh, H. Shapiro and J. Winearls.
GTRW Webmasters: D. Woods

This was a very slow week with only 104 raptors observed. On the bright side we did observe our first Red-shouldered Hawk of the season this week and 21 Common Loons today.

Our totals for the week and the year to date are:

Species. Oct. 10 - 16 Year to Date
Turkey Vulture...................84............2056
Osprey...............................1................24
Bald Eagle..........................-................37
Northern Harrier...................-................46
Sharp-Shinned Hawk..........11..............972
Cooper's Hawk....................1................37
Northern Goshawk................-..................-
Red-shouldered Hawk..........1..................1
Broad-winged Hawk..............-............8629
Swainson's Hawk..................-.................-
Red-tailed Hawk...................1.............148
Rough-legged Hawk..............-..................-
Golden Eagle.......................0.................1
American Kestrel..................5.............148
Merlin...................................-................8
Peregrine Falcon...................-................6
Unidentified...........................0..............27

Total..................................104.......12,140

High Park Site Description

High Park is a 400 acre wooded park dominated by a Black Oak Savannah located
just west of Downtown Toronto near Keele and Bloor. The park is operated by the
City of Toronto Parks Department.

The Count site (Hawk Hill) is located on a small hill
at the north end of the Grenadier Restaurant parking lot. It is located about
1.5km (1 mile) north of Lake Ontario, at an elevation of 110 metres above sea
level and 38 metres above Lake Ontario. The site location is N 43 degrees 37
minutes 03.8 seconds, W 79 degrees 28 minutes 56.5 seconds. This station is at
the highest point and near the centre of the park; a steep slope that descends
to a large pond is immediately west of the station. Full time counts have been
recorded here since 1993.

The following are partners in our raptor migration monitoring in the Greater
Toronto Region: City of Toronto Parks and Culture Department, Toronto
Ornithological Club, and Local Naturalist's Clubs.

More information including a summary of our past observations is available at:

http://www.greatertorontohawkwatch.com/

--

Howard Shapiro
email: hprw2006-hawks@yahoo.ca

This is an official posting from the High Park Hawk Watch. Station: High Park, Toronto, Ontario View Period: October 10 - October 16, 2011 Station coordinator: Don Barnett Counters: D. Barnett, J. DeMarco, H. Elliott, B. Kalthoff, M. Kelch, A.M. Leger, I. Maione, N. McHugh, H. Shapiro and J. Winearls. GTRW Webmasters: D. Woods This was a very slow week with only 104 raptors observed. On the bright side we did observe our first Red-shouldered Hawk of the season this week and 21 Common Loons today. Our totals for the week and the year to date are: Species. Oct. 10 - 16 Year to Date Turkey Vulture...................84............2056 Osprey...............................1................24 Bald Eagle..........................-................37 Northern Harrier...................-................46 Sharp-Shinned Hawk..........11..............972 Cooper's Hawk....................1................37 Northern Goshawk................-..................- Red-shouldered Hawk..........1..................1 Broad-winged Hawk..............-............8629 Swainson's Hawk..................-.................- Red-tailed Hawk...................1.............148 Rough-legged Hawk..............-..................- Golden Eagle.......................0.................1 American Kestrel..................5.............148 Merlin...................................-................8 Peregrine Falcon...................-................6 Unidentified...........................0..............27 Total..................................104.......12,140 High Park Site Description High Park is a 400 acre wooded park dominated by a Black Oak Savannah located just west of Downtown Toronto near Keele and Bloor. The park is operated by the City of Toronto Parks Department. The Count site (Hawk Hill) is located on a small hill at the north end of the Grenadier Restaurant parking lot. It is located about 1.5km (1 mile) north of Lake Ontario, at an elevation of 110 metres above sea level and 38 metres above Lake Ontario. The site location is N 43 degrees 37 minutes 03.8 seconds, W 79 degrees 28 minutes 56.5 seconds. This station is at the highest point and near the centre of the park; a steep slope that descends to a large pond is immediately west of the station. Full time counts have been recorded here since 1993. The following are partners in our raptor migration monitoring in the Greater Toronto Region: City of Toronto Parks and Culture Department, Toronto Ornithological Club, and Local Naturalist's Clubs. More information including a summary of our past observations is available at: http://www.greatertorontohawkwatch.com/ -- Howard Shapiro email: hprw2006-hawks@yahoo.ca

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Howard SHAPIRO

Mon, Oct 24, 2011 12:42 AM

This is an official posting from the High Park Hawk Watch.

Station: High Park, Toronto, Ontario
View Period: October 17 - October 23, 2011
Station coordinator: Don Barnett
Counters: D. Barnett, J. DeMarco, H. Elliott, B. Kalthoff, M. Kelch, A.M. Leger, I. Maione, N. McHugh, H. Shapiro and J. Winearls.
GTRW Webmasters: D. Woods

This was a another slow week with only 448 raptors observed. Maybe this had something to do with the rain. Most of the birds were observed yesterday, October 22 when 207 raptors were observed including 234 Turkey Vultures. Most of these came in the last 15 minutes of the day as we were closing up.

Our totals for the week and the year to date are:

Species. Oct. 17 - 23 Year to Date
Turkey Vulture.................338............2394
Osprey...............................-................24
Bald Eagle..........................-................37
Northern Harrier...................6...............52
Sharp-Shinned Hawk..........62...........1035
Cooper's Hawk....................6...............43
Northern Goshawk................-.................-
Red-shouldered Hawk..........5.................6
Broad-winged Hawk..............-............8629
Swainson's Hawk.................-.................-
Red-tailed Hawk.................29.............177
Rough-legged Hawk..............-.................-
Golden Eagle.......................3................4
American Kestrel.................3.............151
Merlin.................................1................9
Peregrine Falcon..................1................8
Unidentified..........................4..............31

Total..................................448.......12,588

High Park Site Description

High Park is a 400 acre wooded park dominated by a Black Oak Savannah located
just west of Downtown Toronto near Keele and Bloor. The park is operated by the
City of Toronto Parks Department.

The Count site (Hawk Hill) is located on a small hill
at the north end of the Grenadier Restaurant parking lot. It is located about
1.5km (1 mile) north of Lake Ontario, at an elevation of 110 metres above sea
level and 38 metres above Lake Ontario. The site location is N 43 degrees 37
minutes 03.8 seconds, W 79 degrees 28 minutes 56.5 seconds. This station is at
the highest point and near the centre of the park; a steep slope that descends
to a large pond is immediately west of the station. Full time counts have been
recorded here since 1993.

The following are partners in our raptor migration monitoring in the Greater
Toronto Region: City of Toronto Parks and Culture Department, Toronto
Ornithological Club, and Local Naturalist's Clubs.

More information including a summary of our past observations is available at:

http://www.greatertorontohawkwatch.com/

--

Howard Shapiro
email: hprw2006-hawks@yahoo.ca

ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization.
Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca
For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/

This is an official posting from the High Park Hawk Watch. Station: High Park, Toronto, Ontario View Period: October 17 - October 23, 2011 Station coordinator: Don Barnett Counters: D. Barnett, J. DeMarco, H. Elliott, B. Kalthoff, M. Kelch, A.M. Leger, I. Maione, N. McHugh, H. Shapiro and J. Winearls. GTRW Webmasters: D. Woods This was a another slow week with only 448 raptors observed. Maybe this had something to do with the rain. Most of the birds were observed yesterday, October 22 when 207 raptors were observed including 234 Turkey Vultures. Most of these came in the last 15 minutes of the day as we were closing up. Our totals for the week and the year to date are: Species. Oct. 17 - 23 Year to Date Turkey Vulture.................338............2394 Osprey...............................-................24 Bald Eagle..........................-................37 Northern Harrier...................6...............52 Sharp-Shinned Hawk..........62...........1035 Cooper's Hawk....................6...............43 Northern Goshawk................-.................- Red-shouldered Hawk..........5.................6 Broad-winged Hawk..............-............8629 Swainson's Hawk.................-.................- Red-tailed Hawk.................29.............177 Rough-legged Hawk..............-.................- Golden Eagle.......................3................4 American Kestrel.................3.............151 Merlin.................................1................9 Peregrine Falcon..................1................8 Unidentified..........................4..............31 Total..................................448.......12,588 High Park Site Description High Park is a 400 acre wooded park dominated by a Black Oak Savannah located just west of Downtown Toronto near Keele and Bloor. The park is operated by the City of Toronto Parks Department. The Count site (Hawk Hill) is located on a small hill at the north end of the Grenadier Restaurant parking lot. It is located about 1.5km (1 mile) north of Lake Ontario, at an elevation of 110 metres above sea level and 38 metres above Lake Ontario. The site location is N 43 degrees 37 minutes 03.8 seconds, W 79 degrees 28 minutes 56.5 seconds. This station is at the highest point and near the centre of the park; a steep slope that descends to a large pond is immediately west of the station. Full time counts have been recorded here since 1993. The following are partners in our raptor migration monitoring in the Greater Toronto Region: City of Toronto Parks and Culture Department, Toronto Ornithological Club, and Local Naturalist's Clubs. More information including a summary of our past observations is available at: http://www.greatertorontohawkwatch.com/ -- Howard Shapiro email: hprw2006-hawks@yahoo.ca _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/

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Howard SHAPIRO

Mon, Oct 31, 2011 12:30 AM

This is an official posting from the High Park Hawk Watch.

Station: High Park, Toronto, Ontario
View Period: October 24 - October 30, 2011
Station coordinator: Don Barnett
Counters: D. Barnett, J. DeMarco, H. Elliott, B. Kalthoff, M. Kelch, A.M. Leger, I. Maione, N. McHugh, H. Shapiro and J. Winearls.
GTRW Webmasters: D. Woods

This was a week with 842 raptors observed mainly consisting of Turkey Vultures (403) and Red-tailed Hawks (371). This week we observed our first Northern Goshawks and our first Rough-legged Hawk of the season. Our best day was October 25th when 410 raptors were observed including 247 Turkey Vultures, 133 Northern Goshawks and 2 Northern Goshawks.

Our totals for the week and the year to date are:

Species. Oct. 23 - 30 Year to Date
Turkey Vulture.................403............2807
Osprey...............................1...............25
Bald Eagle..........................5...............42
Northern Harrier...................4...............56
Sharp-Shinned Hawk..........18...........1042
Cooper's Hawk....................2...............45
Northern Goshawk...............2.................2
Red-shouldered Hawk.........19...............25
Broad-winged Hawk..............-............8629
Swainson's Hawk.................-.................-
Red-tailed Hawk...............371.............177
Rough-legged Hawk.............1.................1
Golden Eagle......................4.................8
American Kestrel.................-..............151
Merlin.................................-.................9
Peregrine Falcon.................3...............10
Unidentified.........................9...............40

Total................................842........13,438

High Park Site Description

High Park is a 400 acre wooded park dominated by a Black Oak Savannah located
just west of Downtown Toronto near Keele and Bloor. The park is operated by the
City of Toronto Parks Department.

The Count site (Hawk Hill) is located on a small hill
at the north end of the Grenadier Restaurant parking lot. It is located about
1.5km (1 mile) north of Lake Ontario, at an elevation of 110 metres above sea
level and 38 metres above Lake Ontario. The site location is N 43 degrees 37
minutes 03.8 seconds, W 79 degrees 28 minutes 56.5 seconds. This station is at
the highest point and near the centre of the park; a steep slope that descends
to a large pond is immediately west of the station. Full time counts have been
recorded here since 1993.

The following are partners in our raptor migration monitoring in the Greater
Toronto Region: City of Toronto Parks and Culture Department, Toronto
Ornithological Club, and Local Naturalist's Clubs.

More information including a summary of our past observations is available at:

http://www.greatertorontohawkwatch.com/

--

Howard Shapiro
email: hprw2006-hawks@yahoo.ca

ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization.
Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca
For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/

This is an official posting from the High Park Hawk Watch. Station: High Park, Toronto, Ontario View Period: October 24 - October 30, 2011 Station coordinator: Don Barnett Counters: D. Barnett, J. DeMarco, H. Elliott, B. Kalthoff, M. Kelch, A.M. Leger, I. Maione, N. McHugh, H. Shapiro and J. Winearls. GTRW Webmasters: D. Woods This was a week with 842 raptors observed mainly consisting of Turkey Vultures (403) and Red-tailed Hawks (371). This week we observed our first Northern Goshawks and our first Rough-legged Hawk of the season. Our best day was October 25th when 410 raptors were observed including 247 Turkey Vultures, 133 Northern Goshawks and 2 Northern Goshawks. Our totals for the week and the year to date are: Species. Oct. 23 - 30 Year to Date Turkey Vulture.................403............2807 Osprey...............................1...............25 Bald Eagle..........................5...............42 Northern Harrier...................4...............56 Sharp-Shinned Hawk..........18...........1042 Cooper's Hawk....................2...............45 Northern Goshawk...............2.................2 Red-shouldered Hawk.........19...............25 Broad-winged Hawk..............-............8629 Swainson's Hawk.................-.................- Red-tailed Hawk...............371.............177 Rough-legged Hawk.............1.................1 Golden Eagle......................4.................8 American Kestrel.................-..............151 Merlin.................................-.................9 Peregrine Falcon.................3...............10 Unidentified.........................9...............40 Total................................842........13,438 High Park Site Description High Park is a 400 acre wooded park dominated by a Black Oak Savannah located just west of Downtown Toronto near Keele and Bloor. The park is operated by the City of Toronto Parks Department. The Count site (Hawk Hill) is located on a small hill at the north end of the Grenadier Restaurant parking lot. It is located about 1.5km (1 mile) north of Lake Ontario, at an elevation of 110 metres above sea level and 38 metres above Lake Ontario. The site location is N 43 degrees 37 minutes 03.8 seconds, W 79 degrees 28 minutes 56.5 seconds. This station is at the highest point and near the centre of the park; a steep slope that descends to a large pond is immediately west of the station. Full time counts have been recorded here since 1993. The following are partners in our raptor migration monitoring in the Greater Toronto Region: City of Toronto Parks and Culture Department, Toronto Ornithological Club, and Local Naturalist's Clubs. More information including a summary of our past observations is available at: http://www.greatertorontohawkwatch.com/ -- Howard Shapiro email: hprw2006-hawks@yahoo.ca _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/

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Howard SHAPIRO

Mon, Nov 7, 2011 2:41 AM

This is an official posting from the High Park Hawk Watch.

Station: High Park, Toronto, Ontario
View Period: October 31 - November 6, 2011
Station coordinator: Don Barnett
Counters: D. Barnett, J. DeMarco, H. Elliott, M. Kelch, A.M. Leger, I. Maione, N. McHugh, and H. Shapiro
GTRW Webmasters: D. Woods

This was a rather slow week with 224 raptors observed with 201 of those coming on November 4 when we counted 165 Red-tailed Hawks, 1 Northern Goshawk and 3 Golden Eagles.
Our totals for the week and the year to date are:

Species. Oct. 30 to Nov. 6 Year to Date
Turkey Vulture...................18...........2825
Osprey...............................-...............25
Bald Eagle..........................-...............42
Northern Harrier...................-...............57
Sharp-Shinned Hawk..........10...........1051
Cooper's Hawk....................3...............48
Northern Goshawk...............1................5
Red-shouldered Hawk..........8...............31
Broad-winged Hawk..............-............8629
Swainson's Hawk.................-.................-
Red-tailed Hawk...............172.............722
Rough-legged Hawk.............-.................1
Golden Eagle......................3...............11
American Kestrel.................1.............152
Merlin.................................-.................9
Peregrine Falcon.................-...............10
Unidentified.........................6..............46

Total................................224........13,664

High Park Site Description

High Park is a 400 acre wooded park dominated by a Black Oak Savannah located
just west of Downtown Toronto near Keele and Bloor. The park is operated by the
City of Toronto Parks Department.

The Count site (Hawk Hill) is located on a small hill
at the north end of the Grenadier Restaurant parking lot. It is located about
1.5km (1 mile) north of Lake Ontario, at an elevation of 110 metres above sea
level and 38 metres above Lake Ontario. The site location is N 43 degrees 37
minutes 03.8 seconds, W 79 degrees 28 minutes 56.5 seconds. This station is at
the highest point and near the centre of the park; a steep slope that descends
to a large pond is immediately west of the station. Full time counts have been
recorded here since 1993.

The following are partners in our raptor migration monitoring in the Greater
Toronto Region: City of Toronto Parks and Culture Department, Toronto
Ornithological Club, and Local Naturalist's Clubs.

More information including a summary of our past observations is available at:

http://www.greatertorontohawkwatch.com/

--

Howard Shapiro
email: hprw2006-hawks@yahoo.ca

ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization.
Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca
For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/

This is an official posting from the High Park Hawk Watch. Station: High Park, Toronto, Ontario View Period: October 31 - November 6, 2011 Station coordinator: Don Barnett Counters: D. Barnett, J. DeMarco, H. Elliott, M. Kelch, A.M. Leger, I. Maione, N. McHugh, and H. Shapiro GTRW Webmasters: D. Woods This was a rather slow week with 224 raptors observed with 201 of those coming on November 4 when we counted 165 Red-tailed Hawks, 1 Northern Goshawk and 3 Golden Eagles. Our totals for the week and the year to date are: Species. Oct. 30 to Nov. 6 Year to Date Turkey Vulture...................18...........2825 Osprey...............................-...............25 Bald Eagle..........................-...............42 Northern Harrier...................-...............57 Sharp-Shinned Hawk..........10...........1051 Cooper's Hawk....................3...............48 Northern Goshawk...............1................5 Red-shouldered Hawk..........8...............31 Broad-winged Hawk..............-............8629 Swainson's Hawk.................-.................- Red-tailed Hawk...............172.............722 Rough-legged Hawk.............-.................1 Golden Eagle......................3...............11 American Kestrel.................1.............152 Merlin.................................-.................9 Peregrine Falcon.................-...............10 Unidentified.........................6..............46 Total................................224........13,664 High Park Site Description High Park is a 400 acre wooded park dominated by a Black Oak Savannah located just west of Downtown Toronto near Keele and Bloor. The park is operated by the City of Toronto Parks Department. The Count site (Hawk Hill) is located on a small hill at the north end of the Grenadier Restaurant parking lot. It is located about 1.5km (1 mile) north of Lake Ontario, at an elevation of 110 metres above sea level and 38 metres above Lake Ontario. The site location is N 43 degrees 37 minutes 03.8 seconds, W 79 degrees 28 minutes 56.5 seconds. This station is at the highest point and near the centre of the park; a steep slope that descends to a large pond is immediately west of the station. Full time counts have been recorded here since 1993. The following are partners in our raptor migration monitoring in the Greater Toronto Region: City of Toronto Parks and Culture Department, Toronto Ornithological Club, and Local Naturalist's Clubs. More information including a summary of our past observations is available at: http://www.greatertorontohawkwatch.com/ -- Howard Shapiro email: hprw2006-hawks@yahoo.ca _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/ _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to birdalert@ontbirds.ca For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/

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