This is an official posting from the High Park Hawk Watch. Station: High Park, Toronto, Ontario View Period: September 26 - October 2, 2011 Station coordinator: Don Barnett Counters: D. Barnett, J. DeMarco, H. Elliott, B. Kalthoff, M. Kelch, A.M. Leger, I. Maione, N. NcHugh, H. Shapiro and J. Winearls. GTRW Webmasters: D. Woods Most of observations came on Saturday, October 1st when we observed 1217 total raptors including 849 Turkey Vultures. Our totals for Oct. 1, the week and the year to date are: Species Oct. 1 Turkey Vulture..................849 Osprey..................................6 Bald Eagle............................3 Northern Harrier..................16 Sharp-Shinned Hawk........251 Cooper's Hawk......................6 Northern Goshawk.................- Red-shouldered Hawk............- Broad-winged Hawk...............1 Swainson's Hawk....................- Red-tailed Hawk...................34 Rough-legged Hawk..............- Golden Eagle.........................- American Kestrel.................49 Merlin.....................................2 Peregrine Falcon...................- Unidentified............................1 Total.................................1217 Species Sept. 26-Oct2 Year to Date Turkey Vulture..................861................912 Osprey..................................6..................23 Bald Eagle............................3..................26 Northern Harrier..................17..................39 Sharp-Shinned Hawk........266................813 Cooper's Hawk......................7..................31 Northern Goshawk.................-....................- Red-shouldered Hawk...........-....................- Broad-winged Hawk..............1..............8628 Swainson's Hawk..................-....................- Red-tailed Hawk..................34..................85 Rough-legged Hawk..............-....................- Golden Eagle.........................-....................- American Kestrel.................53................136 Merlin.....................................2...................7 Peregrine Falcon...................-...................5 Unidentified...........................1.................18 Total................................1251............10723 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